Victoria-based data company breached privacy laws in work for pro-Brexit campaign: report
Victoria-based AggregateIQ Data Services breached Canadian and B.C. privacy laws in work it carried out on behalf of the pro-Brexit Vote Leave campaign, according to a newly released report by the B.C. and federal privacy commissioners.
The report says AIQ failed to obtain adequate consent when processing the personal information of Vote Leave supporters.
It also found similar problems with AIQ’s work on various U.S. campaigns it was contracted to work on.
A third finding, related to a data breach the company reported to the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, said that AIQ “failed to take reasonable security measures to ensure that personal information under its control was secure from unauthorized access or disclosure.”
B.C. Information and Privacy Commissioner Michael McEvoy and Privacy Commissioner of Canada Daniel Therrien will be holding a press conference to discuss the findings at 10:30 a.m. PT, which will be livestreamed here.
More to come.