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Should the government impose stricter regulations on the collection and use of personal data by companies?

Companies often collect personal data from users for various purposes, including advertising and improving services. Proponents argue that stricter regulations would protect consumer privacy and prevent data misuse. Opponents argue that it would burden businesses and hinder technological innovation.

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 @B3YW962from Alberta  answered…2wks2W

Companies should be banned from collecting personal data, and anyone that is found guilty of collecting the private data of citizens should be given the death penalty.

 @B37ZXR2from Ontario  answered…1mo1MO

Yes, especially if the companies utilizing personal data collection are found to be selling the information to third parties

 @B2SZMQDfrom Ontario  answered…2mos2MO

Yes, the government should crack down hard on all personal data use by companies, while considering the safety concerns of doing so.

 @B29PP76from Newfoundland  answered…3mos3MO

Federally we should focus on aligning our PIPEDA with the GDPR and staying aligned with international processes for data transfers.

 @B23CRQ3from Nova Scotia  answered…4mos4MO

Ban the collectiona and use of personal data by companies and revoke licence to practice of companies that dio this.

 @9TN6ZYVfrom Ontario  answered…6mos6MO

No, personal data safety is the responsibility of the individual; current law require companies to provide terms of use and data collection as is.

 @9TBHMLTfrom Ontario  answered…7mos7MO

No, personal safety is one's own responsibility; legislature in place requires companies to generate Terms of Use agreements that consumers sign.

 @9T6X9HJfrom Ontario  answered…7mos7MO

Yes, and they should be accountable for the current data collected without consent to the scope of their use.

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…8mos8MO

Biden retaliated against a Dem who called for him to step aside

Rep. Hillary Scholten, a first-term Democrat who flipped a traditionally Republican seat in 2022, was booted last week from from a coordinated effort between the the Biden campaign and the state party to elect candidates up and down the ticket, according to four people with knowledge of the situation, who were granted anonymity to speak candidly about private discussions.It happened soon after she called for Biden to step aside, those people said, which angered many Democrats behind the scenes. The Biden campaign was contacted by POLITICO Wednesday evening; Scholten was reinstated Thursday morning.“Rep. Scholten is welcome at the coordinated campaign and we look forward to campaigning with her this fall,” said Mia Ehrenberg, a spokesperson for the Biden campaign, when asked about Scholten’s removal from the coordinated campaign.The initial decision to remove Scholten from the joint effort — which would have essentially cut her off from the combined field effort between the presidential, Senate and House races — came from the Michigan state party, according to two people familiar with the discussions. If she had remained excluded from the coordinated effort, it could’ve meant that when Democratic organizers were campaigning in her district, they would tout Biden and the party’s Senate nominee — but not Scholten.The Michigan Democratic Party declined to comment. But two people familiar with discussions said Scholten had specifically infuriated state leaders when she spoke out against Biden — on the same day that the president was already visiting Michigan — without informing them of her plans, according to the two people.“This decision was made in Wilmington, full stop,” a Democratic operative who’s worked on competitive House races said. “Punishing her isn’t just petty and vindictive, it’s self-defeating.”An official for the Biden campaign denied that: “This did not come from Wilmington.”

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