Hal Li purchased a wood-burning stove to heat his family home. The seller sold Hal Li's information to the stove manufacturer. This was done without Hal Li's permission. The Privacy Act (PA) and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) could be used to protect Hal Li.

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Both the Privacy Act and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act have provisions that protect personal information of individuals from being collected, used or disclosed without their consent. In this case, the seller's action of selling Hal Li's information to the stove manufacturer without his permission would be a breach of privacy laws, and Hal Li could use these acts as a means to protect his personal information.

Hal Li Purchased a Wood-Burning Stove to Heat His Family