Privacy concerns high; awareness low

A nation-wide poll conducted for the Privacy Commissioner of Canada earlier this year indicates that Canadians are concerned about their privacy and think that businesses and government should do more to protect them in this regard.  However, awareness of privacy laws and institutions is low.  80% think strong privacy laws are "highly important". Over 90% think that they should be notified of security breaches affecting their personal information. Spam is considered to be a serious issue by 72%.