Deceitful practices and fraud are ongoing concerns for those transacting business on the internet. Pat has recently been the victim of such a scam. He gets into a heated discussion with a friend over the application of current consumer protection laws to online transactions. Which of the following statements is correct?
◦ Provincial consumer protection legislation has been ineffective in protecting consumers with respect to internet transactions.
◦ Although new legislation may be enacted in the future, general consumer protection legislation has yet to be extended to online transactions in any Canadian jurisdiction.
◦ Provinces are adopting federal Uniform Electronic Commerce Act guidelines.
◦ While case law applies to online activities, statute law-such as sale of goods legislation-does not apply to such transactions.
◦ Consumer protection law in respect of online transactions is governed by the federal Universal Internet Transactions Act (UITA).
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