House of Commons to review MPs that use site ad trackers after CBC investigation

Later a CBC investigation that indicated dozens of MPs use trackers on their websites to target ad to visitors, the Firm of Eatables has indicated information technology will be undertaking a review.

Heather Bradley, spokeswoman for the House of Commons, said to the CBC that there weren't any rules with respect to trackers.

"The governing policy for MP websites does not embrace the utilise of trackers," Bradley said in an e-mail to CBC. "MP websites linked from the House of Commons members' information folio cannot be used for campaign purposes.

"Following the dissolution of the of the 42nd Parliament, the assistants is reviewing all of these websites for policy compliance and will follow up with MPs directly as required."

The CBC report indicated that 87 percent of NDP MPs websites were redirected to the NDP.ca campaign site or to a site to reelect MPs that include donation buttons. The investigation revealed that dozens of MPs had ad trackers on their websites, which would target visitors to their sites during the election campaign.

CBC explained that this ways those people visiting sites to effort and contact an MP may find re-election ads for the MP's site they visited on their Facebook feed or on other websites they later on visit.

CBC uncovered that at to the lowest degree 99 MPs had ane or more trackers used to target advertizing.

The investigation discovered that the NDPs had the most, Liberals had the lowest and Conservatives varied.

These trackers raise privacy concerns and privacy and democracy watchdogs are calling for more oversight and a review when the side by side Parliament is in session.

Source: CBC