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BCCLA wants to halt roll out of new BC Services card
VANCOUVER/CKNW (AM980)
CKNW News Staff | Email news tips to nwnews@cknw.com
2/8/2013

The BC Civil Liberties Association is calling on the government to halt the roll out of the BC Services card.


The government wants the multipurpose I-D card to replace the old Care Card, and phase one of the rollout is set for February 15th.


But Michael Vonn with the BC Civil Liberties Association says major privacy concerns have not been addressed.

"This is an unprecedented program.  It will be a program that links data in all kinds of ways and this card will be the mechanism by which these data linkages occur."

While she's not calling for phase one to be halted, privacy commissioner elizabeth denham warns future phases of the program will be jeopardized if the government does not build public trust.


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  1. HJDH posted on 02/08/2013 02:55 PM
    Why are we prevented from commenting further on the Dhaliwal story? Is this how free speech is stiffled? I sure hope it has nothing to do with Liberal influence on CKNW!
    1. MikeD_5831 posted on 02/08/2013 04:48 PM
      @HJDH Just finished commenting on it, actually...try again.
    2. Specimen Yarp posted on 02/09/2013 08:06 AM
      @HJDH Because it is not your website. They can allow comments, or not allow comments, on whatever they want since it is their site.
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