Privacy and Information Security news stories affecting Canada and the Fediverse.
The genome hacker: Yaniv Erlich shows how research participants can be identified from ‘anonymous’ DNA. http://trl.ca/62 German court says ‘Nein’ to Apple’s ‘global consent’ on Fanbois’ privacy. http://trl.ca/67 Canadian federal…
SpiderOak unveils Hive, a streamlined file service with ‘100-percent’ privacy. http://t.co/2um4vXA4qP -> Apple’s privacy policy violates German data protection law: Berlin court. http://t.co/cStLRhS0zq -> Facebook pokes Manitoba – Social-media giant…
Real Results: Protecting Privacy Rights through Innovative Research (Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada). http://trl.ca/5j Victoria researcher suing B.C. government over health data privacy breach scandal. http://trl.ca/5i Like it…
Silicon Valley uses their growing clout to kill California’s “Right to Know Act” digital privacy bill. http://trl.ca/56 Predictions for Privacy in the Age of Facebook (from 1985!). http://trl.ca/55 Instagram Adds…
Protecting Your Privacy on the Go With Bitdefender’s Android App – Clueful. http://trl.ca/4y Why a Judge Asserting That Privacy Is Not a Right Is Bad News for the Internet. http://trl.ca/4x…
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada announces funding for 10 new independent privacy research projects. http://trl.ca/4q Info and Privacy commish puts freeze on “vexatious” University of Ottawa requests. http://trl.ca/4p…