Home Depot shared customer data with Meta for years without consent: Privacy commissioner

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Description: OTTAWA — Home Depot illegally shared customers’ personal data with Facebook’s parent company Meta without their knowledge or consent for years, the federal privacy commissioner revealed Thursday.

Source: FinancialPost.com

Date: Jan 26, 2023

Link: https://nationalpost.com/news/home-depot-privacy-meta?_gl=1*1if2bi9*_ga*MTczNDYyNTY2My4xNjc0OTE0MjAz*_ga_72QH41ZTMR*MTY3NDkxNDIwNC4xLjEuMTY3NDkxNTgzMy42MC4wLjA.&_ga=2.217641622.1455520416.1674915833-1734625663.1674914203

Questions for discussion:

  • Is Home Depot’s data collection and sharing policy unethical, in your opinion?
  • Is there a simple way for the firm to inform customers of the intended use of their email and purchase behavior?
  • How should the industry deal with the privacy issues raised by this case?

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