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views, though some surveys are actually marketing calls to collect personal data for future sales. The legitimate surveys destroy personal identifiers once the data are processed. 8:45 – Political canvasser comes to your door Political contributions of more than $100 (the amounts, and the party they’re contributed to) are listed in public records. 9:10 – Log onto the Internet Your choice of chat groups and your messages can be monitored, and a profile can be assembled by anyone – including the police. Some Web sites monitor your visits. Increasingly, living a modern urban life seems to mean there is nowhere to hide. In our search for security and convenience, are we hitching ourselves to an electronic leash? The Office of the Privacy Commissioner has a full version of the

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