Privacy and Information Security news stories affecting Canada and the Fediverse.
Ontario Privacy Commissioner approves Oshawa council e-mail search. http://t.co/D8JyM7Hver -> What the Associated Press Subpoena Scandal Means for Your Electronic Privacy. http://t.co/UiM8yAV2zk -> Is a discount worth giving up your…
Will Facebook have a home for privacy? http://trl.ca/l/1d2 Will we care about internet privacy in 20 years time? http://trl.ca/l/1d1 Facebook ‘erodes any idea of privacy’ http://trl.ca/l/1d0 Google Rumored to Be…
Privacy complaint filed against Edmonton-based social-networking site Canada.com The Ottawa-based Public Interest Advocacy Centre filed a complaint with privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart Monday about the “unnecessary and … FTC Examines…
Facebook hasn’t addressed dead users issue: StoddartCTV.ca – Scarborough,ON,Canada… but a spokeswoman for privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart says the site isn’t … Stoddart wants to ensure that users realize that…
Face recognition among tools to guard technologyBy David Canton “As long as the passkey is kept secure, the encrypted data cannot be viewed in ‘plain text’ format, even if intercepted,”…
Universities grapple with providing health services, protecting …Vancouver Sun – British Columbia, CanadaOntario’s privacy commissioner, Ann Cavoukian, and several of her counterparts in other provinces, say universities need to have…