Privacy and Information Security news stories affecting Canada and the Fediverse.
A growing number of tech companies and internet service providers are warning they could pull their services from Canada if the federal government’s proposed lawful access legislation goes ahead, warning…
A Vancouver Island man pleaded guilty in what police are calling the “most prolific case of voyeurism ever prosecuted in Canada.” The Saanich Police Department said investigators identified at least…
“What kind of doctor was dr. pepper,” Utah real estate agent Kouri Richins once asked a search engine. (Sadly, there was no actual Dr. Pepper.) But it was Richins’ less…
The UK data watchdog is writing to Meta following a “concerning” report claiming outsourced workers were able to view sensitive content filmed by the company’s AI smart glasses. Meta said…
Users accused Google Assistant – a virtual assistant present on many Android devices – of recording private conversations after it was inadvertently triggered on their devices. They claimed the recordings…
Since Amazon announced plans for a generative AI version of Alexa, we were concerned about user privacy. With Alexa+ rolling out to Amazon Echo devices in the coming weeks, we’re…