(Postmedia News) – Canada’s privacy commissioner says she has found “disturbing gaps” in the way the RCMP manages sensitive information in some of its databases, including records related to pardoned offences.
Privacy watchdog Jennifer Stoddart’s findings are contained in an audit report released Thursday that examined two databases used extensively by the RCMP and other law enforcement agencies.
The audit found that some personal information is being retained longer than required, in violation of the Privacy Act, and that there is no process for removing records for which pardons were granted or that resulted in wrongful convictions.
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