Costco resists BC government request for customer info

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Costco resists BC government request for customer info
- 2006-01-30 Discount chain giant Costco is fighting a request by the B.C. government for the names and purchase
records of B.C. members who have avoided tax by shopping at its Alberta stores. The government argues
that it has the right to this information in order to catch tax cheats. Costco argues that the request is too
broad and invasive of its customers' privacy. Vancouver Sun article [1] Costco Petition to B.C. Court [2]
Costco Privacy Policy [3]
Source URL (retrieved on 2016-09-29 13:59): https://cippic.ca/en/news/179/54/Costco-resists-BC-government-requestfor-customer-info
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[1] http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=8b8e5027-281a-43e8-b95ceca79b2966ed&k=71729
[2] http://www.cippic.ca/en/news/documents/Costco_petition.pdf
[3] http://www.costco.ca/en-CA/Service/FeaturePageLeftNav.aspx?ProductNo=10166084