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Canada Dashboard Digest | Molloy: Sharing videos of alleged shoplifters violates PIPEDA Related reading: Understanding marketing privacy: Overlooked aspects, key questions and practical audits

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Newfoundland & Labrador Privacy Commissioner Donovan Molloy tells businesses to no longer share footage of alleged shoplifters, CBC News reports. Molloy said the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act prohibits entities from sharing any videos or images without the consent of the person appearing in the footage. The commissioner advises businesses to let law enforcement handle investigations on their own. "It's intended to embarrass, in many cases. You're dealing sometimes with individuals who have mental health and other issues," Molloy said. "Beyond shaming the person, you're potentially shaming their children, their extended family. It's not as cut and dry as some people portray it."
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