B.C. privacy law applies to federal political parties, commissioner's office finds

British Columbia's privacy commissioner has found that federal political parties are subject to the province's Personal Information Protection Act, a decision experts say opens the door to a level of independent oversight not currently in place when it comes to understanding how the parties use personal data.

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