[HIB]World is losing grip on privacy

The world has less than a decade to make the protection of personal information and online privacy a priority before the concepts are lost forever, warns Ontario's information and privacy commissioner. Ann Cavoukian says legislation meant to safeguard privacy already can't keep pace with the flow of information and advances in technology. "We have a large job to do," she told about 100 people Tuesday at a conference at the University of Ottawa. "This is sort of a David vs. Goliath thing." Cavoukian's call comes as Facebook, Google and other companies have been forced to examine how they handle personal data. Facebook in particular has been under the microscope of privacy advocates around the world who have criticized the social networking company for sharing too much of the personal information of members with marketing firms.

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