CBC: School bus driver wins privacy battle

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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/saskatchewan/story/2009/08/13/privacy-bus.html

Last Updated: Thursday, August 13, 2009 | 8:48 AM CT

A Saskatoon bus driver who was worried a mandatory background check with a U.S. security firm would result in a loss of her privacy has scored a victory.

Stephanie Sydiaha drives for First Student Canada, formerly known as Firstbus Canada.

She had refused to let her employer do a background check on her because it was using a U.S.-based security firm.

Sydiaha was concerned about what would happen to her personal information once it crossed the border, where privacy laws are more lax than Canada's. She was also worried that, by refusing to submit to a check, she'd lose her job....

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