Website Accessibility in Canada
By Yasmin Ranade
The Accessible Canada Act (Bill C-81) became law in June, and with websites in Ontario being required to meet strict accessibility criteria by 2021, the call for accessibility is gaining momentum.
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Calls for Digital Charter of Rights Short-circuited by Canadian Election
by Lee Rickwood
Calls for increased control for Canadians over their personal data, enhanced enforcement and penalty powers for the Privacy Commissioner and long-needed updates to federal and provincial privacy laws have been made loud and clear.
Made in Toronto: Digital Tour Explores Heritage and History in the ‘Hood
by Lee Rickwood
A new digital app takes users along an eleven-stop tour of the area while highlighting several important industrial sites and factories, both long-gone and still standing.
Personalized technology in Retail
By Yasmin Ranade
Shopify’s partner and developer conference, ‘Shopify Unite’ recently took place in Toronto from June 18 – 20, 2019. “ Shopify Unite is an annual conference for Shopify’s partner ecosystem of developers, agencies and freelancers around the world.
$10,000 Scholarship for LGBTQ Youth Entering STEM Studies
By Yasmin Ranade
The Stratics Networks’ LGTBQ Scholarship is funded to a maximum of $10,000. It will be awarded for the Fall 2019 academic year.
Does Data Anonymization Bring Personal Privacy Protection on Social Media or Mobile Platforms?
by Lee Rickwood
Data anonymization implies that data can no longer be traced back to an individual user because all the personal identifying information has been removed. It may not be so.
Cleantech Startup Says the Last Straw is Our Plastic Waste
by Lee Rickwood
This cleantech startup intends to completely replace single-use plastics with its patented product and process technology.
New Technologies Capture and Combine Emotion, Reality and Storytelling
be Lee Rickwood
Immersive spatialized technologies transmit ideas and messages in powerful new ways. They can make “the human experience better.”