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Privacy and Prepaid Communication Services

The Centre for Policy Research on Science and Technology (CPROST) at Simon Fraser University invites your comments on privacy rights and anonymous prepaid mobile phone services in Canada.

Request for Comments

In conjunction with the international survey, Canadian organizations and members of the public are invited to comment on the questions set forth below or on other issues directly related privacy and anonymous prepaid mobile phones.

To submit online survey, please fill out the form below.

 

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1. Do you think the Canadian government should introduce regulations that would require mobile phone service providers to collect "valid" identification information from their prepaid mobile phone customers?

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2. Why would you support/not support such a proposal?

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3. What benefits might such regulations provide to members of the the Canadian public generally, and to those prepaid mobile phone subscribers in particular?

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4. Do you think that it is appropriate to require the collection of subscriber information from prepaid mobile phone customers in relation to section 5.3 of Canada's Protection of Personal Information and Privacy Act: "An organization may collect, use or disclose personal information only for purposes that a reasonable person would consider are appropriate in the circumstances." ?

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5. Do you have any further comments to add regarding the regulation of prepaid mobile phone service in Canada or other countries?

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Parties that wish to contribute their views on the planned study and, more generally, on the issue of privacy rights and prepaid mobile phone service in Canada may also send their comments to the following address:

Privacy and Prepaid Mobile Phone Study
Centre for Policy Research on Science and Technology
Simon Fraser University
515 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC Canada V6B 5K3
Fax: 1 604 291 5239
Email: g.gow@lse.ac.uk

The Centre for Policy Research on Science and Technology is part of the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University. Established in 1988, CPROST projects engage in research on the relationship between public policy and technology.

Dr. Gordon Gow is a Research Associate with CPROST. His full-time post is Lecturer in the Department of Media and Communications and Director of the MSc Programme in Media and Communications Policy and Regulation at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

 

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