Welcome to PIPWatch!
The Personal Information Protection Toolbar (PIPWatch) is the first privacy technology designed specifically for Canadian Internet users. Built as a toolbar extension for the Firefox web browser, PIPWatch gives real-time feedback on the privacy practices websites visited by Canadian users, in particular whether a site's owners respect Canadian privacy laws.
Learn more about How it works
Learn more about the PIPWatch project
Contact information
For more information about PIPWatch, please contact the PIPWatch research team at:
info -at- pipwatch.caInformation Policy Research Program (IPRP)
Faculty of Information Studies
University of Toronto
140 St. George Street
Toronto, Ont.
Canada M5S 3G6
PIPWatch Update
During the next few weeks, we are hoping that you will use the PIPWatch toolbar and tell us about your experience in the PIPWatch forum.
You may be interested to know that as of Mar 9, 2008:
- There are currently 88 registered users.
- The PIPWatch database includes 33,757 websites
- PIPWatch users have sent 474 requests to 229 privacy officers, but only 31 have responded so far! Among the recent responses is Facebook, after 28 requests.
- Some of the websites you visit most have not responded to numerous requests to complete the PIPWatch questionnaire including:
- Google (55,976 hits, 45 requests - includes google.com)
- YouTube (11,489 hits, 3 requests)
- Globe and Mail (9488 hits, 3 requests)
- CBC (8946 hits, 10 requests)
- Digg (6860 hits, 2 requests)
Read more about these sites, and others, in the PIPWatch forum!
Get Involved!
- Download the toolbar and try it out
- Send questionnaires to Privacy Officers
- Post questions, ideas and concerns in the PIPWatch forum
- Spread the word to colleagues and friends!
