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Canada's tax revenue agency tries to ToS itself out of hacking liability

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Re: Canada's tax revenue agency tries to ToS itself out of hacking liability

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I'll go out on a limb here ... tell me if you disagree ... that if you file your taxes on paper, all that personal information will be quickly scanned and available in a database. The database of the site in question. I say this because the My Account service allows a Canadian to check their balance, payments, credits, filing status, etc. It's there for anyone, ready to go, with whatever information the CRA has stock…

I follow you train of thought and I'm wondering where the loophole would be. I mean if you file on paper you don't use the My Account service. How would the agreement acceptance occur ? Maybe the TOS could be interpreted as "being the holder of a canadian SIN, CRA gives you access to My Account". In return for the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) giving you access to My Account, you agree to abide by the following terms a…

Ha brutal. Yes, the CRA has effectively given access to My Account to all SIN holders so the burden is on us all to know about these T&C! Lolsigh.

Re: Canada's tax revenue agency tries to ToS itself out of hacking liability

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They brought a bunch of police dogs into my Canadian high school for a 'random' search. I saw the principal come into the class I was in and point out a specific kid that she wanted searched. The distrust of authority that I learned from that experience is without a doubt the greatest lesson I ever got in high school.

That is for sure suboptimal, but it is not necessarily representative of most Canadians’ experiences.

This is representative of my experience.
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