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Civic Data Sharing Policy

Defines what civic data can be shared with municipalities, what is public, what is private, and what requires consent.

Civic data is a layered category. Some of it is genuinely public (aggregate counts of pothole reports in a neighbourhood); some is municipality-only (the specific address attached to a Civic Pin); some is private and never shared (the identity of a reporter who chose to remain anonymous). The Civic Data Sharing Policy defines which slice goes where.

It applies to Map.ca civic-data pipelines, to municipal partners receiving shared data, and to anyone running aggregate civic analyses. Sensitive locations and minor-involving reports are governed at the strictest setting.

Requirements

  • Default to private and share only what the user authorized.
  • Aggregate civic data before public release.
  • Protect reporter identity unless the reporter explicitly waived anonymity.

Prohibitions

  • Do not share Civic Pin reporter identities without consent.
  • Do not release minor-involving civic data publicly.
  • Do not share sensitive-location civic data outside municipal-only channels.

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