CBC in PEI is reporting:
[The government of Prince Edward Island] is defending its right to publish mortgage information online in the wake of a complaint filed with P.E.I.'s privacy commissioner alleging that posting such details on the internet is an invasion of privacy.
The government is fighting a complaint objecting to the kind of information available on Geolinc, an online database run by the province's taxation department, although just last week it moved to restrict the way Islanders can search information on another of its sites, the online corporate registry.
For a $25 registration fee on Geolinc anyone can have access to property assessments, tax information, deeds and mapping information for any parcel of land on P.E.I. Last year, an Islander complained to the privacy commissioner the database provided access to sensitive information, including mortgage account numbers and balances.
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