Privacy and Information Security news stories affecting Canada and the Fediverse.
Google’s massive housecleaning of browser data comes as part of a settlement in a lawsuit accusing the search giant of illegal surveillance. Among other allegations, the lawsuit accused Google of…
Hate to nag, but #IAPP Toronto Symposium is offering free WiFi. Encryption free. No WPA2, no WPA… not even WEP? -> PIPEDA is not keeping up with today’s privacy protection…
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…
Microsoft warns of a new Trojan hijacking Facebook accounts. http://t.co/PfNDXBQLgs -> Lookout targets privacy-invading mobile ad networks. http://t.co/B7V31r2LkM -> What if Facebook updated your privacy settings in real life? ->…
Justice Institute employee sues ICBC for privacy breach that led to vehicle torching, bullets fired at home. http://trl.ca/24 Microsoft Launches New Privacy TV Campaign With Google in Its Crosshairs. http://trl.ca/23…
CourseSmart E-Textbooks Track Students’ Reading Behaviour for Teachers : “Big Brother…with good intent” http://trl.ca/u Gaming Company Certificates Stolen and Used to Attack Activists, Others. http://trl.ca/v EBay Opens Up Its Data…