COVID-19 pandemic, Canadians are also facing questionable demands on their personal information.The grocery giant Sobeys has been inviting people to register online for vaccinations at company-owned pharmacies across Canada, operating as Sobeys, Safeway, Lawtons, Thrifty Foods, FreshCo and Foodland.
Before people could sign up, a message said they must agree to Sobeys using their personal information “for marketing purposes.” ‘Calm before the storm’: Quebec pharmacies will start administering COVID-19 vaccines this month The message raised eyebrows — for a free vaccine, administered on behalf of provincial governments?“Signing up for spam emails … it’s not part and parcel of a vaccination,” said David Fraser, a privacy lawyer in.