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We caught technicians at Best Buy, Mobile Klinik, Canada Computers and others snooping on our personal devices

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CBC's Marketplace took smartphones and laptops to repair stores across Ontario. In more than half of the documented cases, technicians accessed intimate photos and private information. "It's looking through information, searching for data on users' devices, copying data off the device.... it's as bad as it gets," says computer science professor.

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We caught technicians at Best Buy, Mobile Klinik, Canada Computers and others snooping on our personal devices

CBC's Marketplace took smartphones and laptops to tech repair stores across Ontario — including large chains Best Buy and Mobile Klinik in a snooping test — and found that in more than half of the documented cases, technicians accessed intimate photos and private information not relevant to the repair.

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CBC News broke the news in Canada on Friday, October 20, 2023.
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