Canadian Privacy Official Calls Google Health Ads Illegal

Google ads prompted by sensitive personal health information gleaned from users’ online search history violate Canada’s privacy law, the interim privacy commissioner said. Chantal Bernier said an investigation by her department found that Google’s online advertising service used sensitive information from users’ online activities to target them with ads.

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