Internal documents from Ontario’s Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services show at least two Canadian provinces track the behaviors of vulnerable people, including juveniles and the homeless, Motherboard reports. Police, social and health workers from Ontario and Saskatchewan allegedly use the shared “Risk-driven Tracking Database” with little oversight and without the consent of the data subjects. The database contains highly sensitive information, such as whether a person uses drugs, has been the victim of an assault, or lives in a “negative neighborhood.” The information is de-identified by removing details such as people’s names and birthdates, according to officials from both provinces.
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