CIPPIC asks Privacy Commissioner to investigate ISP web surveillance

| July 28, 2008

In a letter sent July 25th, CIPPIC asked the federal Office of the Privacy Commissioner to begin an investigation into the internet service provider (ISP) industry's controversial new practice of profiling users online to target them with advertising. CIPPIC also filed privacy complaints against Rogers, Shaw, and Eastlink for their use of Deep Packet Inspection technology to shape network traffic. This follows a similar complaint against Bell earlier this summer.

CIPPIC Media Release

Request for investigation into ISP use of DPI for behavioural targeting

Complaint against Rogers re: use of DPI for traffic-shaping

Complaint against Shaw re: use of DPI for traffic-shaping

Complaint against Eastlink re: use of DPI for traffic-shaping