'Is that even legal?': Companies may be sharing new credit or debit card information without you knowing

Monday, April 22, 2019 - 11:00 in Mathematics & Economics

A Vancouver woman is sounding the alarm for millions of Canadians who have credit and debit cards, after her financial information was shared without her realizing it. Turns out, some cards have “updating services” that allow banking information to be shared with other companies — a little-known fact for most customers, and something a privacy expert says needs to change.

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