The government had more success with the public sector than it did with the private sector, which largely ignored them. However, the government acted by passing the Privacy Act that has governed, for many years, the collection, use, disclosure and retention of information by the Government of Canada.
Cependant, le gouvernement a réagi en adoptant la Loi sur la protection des renseignements personnels, qui a régi pendant de nombreuses années la collecte, l'utilisation, la divulgation et la conservation des renseignements par le gouvernement du Canada.