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Personal Information: Federal Privacy Commissioner

federal privacy commissioner: The Conservative government is looking at using a new information-sharing program with the Americans to catch employment insurance cheats, according to The Chronicle Herald. The federal privacy commissioner has already expressed concern about the program, saying there should be strict limits on use of personal information gathered through the initiative and The entry-exit tracking program could help police various social benefit programs as well as identify people travelling abroad to engage in terrorism, says a Canada Border Services Agency briefing note obtained under the Access to Information Act. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.