Canadian federal agencies’ practice of continuous snooping on what Canadian citizens are posting via their social network accounts is set to be reviewed, as it may contradict the federal Privacy Act, local media report.

Treasury Board President Tony Clement promised that his staff will look into the issue of the collection of the Canadians’ personal data from social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, according to a letter he wrote in response to the concerns raised by the country’s privacy commissioner Chantal Bernier.