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17 | O akville B eaver | T hursday,F ebruary 14,2019 insidehalton.com Canadians do not trust sharing their personal data. We are among the leastWe are among the leastW trusting in the world. In my opinion, that is an excellent characteristic to have. Too many people are not diligent enough in pro- tecting their personal data, which can often result in crimes committed against them. Call it "modern-day theft". KPMG is a Canadian ac- counting firm. According to their December 2018 report: Me, my Canadian life, my wallet, Canadians are looking for a balance be- tween staying current with technology and maintain- ing their privacy. Almost two out of three Canadians do not trust any organization to see or hold their personal data, and one in four would rather lose their wallet than their phone. Much of everyday life is conducted through technol- ogy. In light of that, it isn't surprising that if customers share secure information it's with companies they trust. The most trusted sec- tors are healthcare provid- ers (63 per cent) and banks (61 per cent). The least trusted sectors include Telecom and media firms, with trust levels of 31firms, with trust levels of 31f and 33 per cent respectively. The KPMG report states that Canadians are also gen- erally more comfortable sharing their information with firms that will benefit them, and through experi- ences rather than physical products. Younger Canadians areYounger Canadians areY higher users of technology and are more concerned with privacy issues than most. Many people understand that companies collect in- formation anytime they canformation anytime they canf in order to profit from the data. The report shows that on the whole, Canadians are cynical about companies' motives for asking for their personal information. There is a privacy con- cern about important finan- cial data. There is also a con- cern about companies learning our preferences on what we purchase, how of- ten we shop, or how we spend our leisure time, in- cluding what we watch on television. There are several things we can learn about privacy. Determine what person- al information is private and should be kept private. Be careful what firms you share your private informa- tion with and make sure it is to your advantage to do so. Peter Watson, of Peter Watson Investments MBA, CFP®, R.F.P., CIM, FCSI offers a weekly financial planning column, Dollars & Sense. He can be contacted through www.peterwat- soninvestments.com CANADIANS LESS LIKELY TO TRUST SHARING PERSONAL DATA OPINION THAT'S A GOOD THING, WRITES PETER WATSON PETER WATSON Column YOUARE NOTALONE. 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