A Saskatchewan-based attorney filed a class-action lawsuit against Home Depot related to alleged privacy violations discovered by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, CTV News reports. An OPC investigation found the retailer improperly shared customer data with Meta's Facebook through digital receipts without proper consent from consumers. Attorney Tony Merchant said the lawsuit accuses Home Depot of "selling the information" and having it repurposed by other companies for targeted advertising, adding "our legislatures have said you just can’t do that."
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