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The state of Digital ID in Canada

Digital ID is coming to Canada, bringing with it a host of questions and even some concerns from privacy advocates. Many provinces, and the...

Concerns around data hacking and identity theft via biometrics are on the rise, report says

A Capterra study of 756 Canadians has revealed that the use of biometric data has risen among consumers since the start of the pandemic,...

Canada should limit police use of facial recognition technology, say privacy commissioners

Use of facial recognition should be limited to serious crimes and identifying certain people at the border, says federal privacy commissioner

Cyber Security Today, April 29, 2022 – Breast cancer website leaves data open, a warning on Microsoft Explorer and Facebook privacy controls questioned

This episode reports on a misconfigured Amazon data bucket, a warning on an old Microsoft Explorer bug being exploited and Facebook's privacy controls questioned

Cyber Security Today, April 27, 2022 – Lots of software still has log4j2 vulnerabilities, hackers took only days to exploit a VMware vulnerability and...

This episode reports on Log4Shell vulnerabilities, the speedy work of hackers, a website that catalogs one hacker's efforts to compromise the NPM library and a risky wireless brake light solution

Canada, U.S. in group planning to bridge global privacy rules

Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules Forum would provide a framework for companies to be certified that they follow their nations' privacy regimes

Canada, U.S. to negotiate treaty to speed up police data access requests

Treaty would make it easier for cross-border data production court orders to be enforced

Proposed Ontario employee electronic monitoring disclosure law may help firms: Lawyer

Disclosure should include a wide range of technologies, says a lawyer. But ultimately it could benefit firms by possibly changing risky behaviour of employees

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Experts sound the alarm on readiness for Canada’s new privacy regulations

Businesses that haven’t started preparing for the new privacy rules coming to Canada this fall could be in for an unpleasant surprise, say experts. The...

Insider threats: Establishing intent and people-centricity

The “Bring Your Own Device” movement (BYOD) is now a given in the workplace. People have come to expect free access to company computing...