Toronto Councillors Vote for Digital Rights and Literacy Program
Toronto Council has instructed city staff and managers to make arrangements for the city to sign on to the declaration of Cities Coalition for Digital Rights.
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Google Offers Parents Support to Address Safe Internet Use
By Yasmin Ranade
Almost all of Canadian youth aged 15 – 24 access the Internet daily, and the majority of school-aged children use social media. How can parents educate their children – especially tweens and younger – on the dangers of Internet use?
Back to School Tools from Privacy Commissioners: More than Fun and Games
Here’s some good back to school advice for students and young people: protecting data is more than fun and games. To push home the point, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, along with his provincial and territorial counterparts, has released a…
Laptop vs. Tablet vs. E-Reader: What’s Best For Students?
By Christine Persaud
As students gear up to head back to school, there’s one tech item they will require for their studies: a laptop. Or will they? Is a laptop truly necessary for every student?
Essential Back to School Tech: Are Parents Included?
by Lee Rickwood
In order to assess how important a role parents have in a child’s education, and where technology may fit in the role, the multinational technology company Lenovo recently surveyed more than 15,000 people around the world.
Essential Tech for Back-to-School
By Christine Persaud
For those heading back to school, tech will be an integral part of your set-up. What devices should you have in your arsenal? Here are some essential tech items for students, from grade schoolers to those attending post-secondary institutions.
Canada Dominates Broadband List: Small Towns, Big Cities Among the World’s Best
by Lee Rickwood
Fifteen of the top thirty cities and towns on a list of broadband-enabled intelligent communities worldwide are in this country, according to the Intelligent Community Forum.
Ransomware: Threat And Containment
By Yasmin Ranade
Ransomware is a form of digital extortion, first introduced in 2007. While we may not be hearing about attacks as significant as WannaCry and NotPetya, ransomware cases that are reported indicate evolving approaches and hint at brewing underground activity – the silent evolution,