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Government accessed personal telecom info more than 18,000 times in year

News | 03/26/2014 6:27 pm EDT

Canada’s telecommunications companies handed over personal information from their subscribers, including call records and website visits, more than 18,000 times between April 2012 and March 2013, the government revealed on Tuesday.

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