Will Ontario Strengthen Privacy Protection in the Age of COVID-19?
by Lee Rickwood
Public consultations by the Ontario government to improve the province’s privacy protection laws are so important – especially now.
Tag: data protection
Canada Home to Eco-Friendly Search Engine: Tech Company Cleans Your Data, Cleans the Oceans
by Lee Rickwood
The team behind Ekoru.org takes the concept of remote work to a new level: Ati and Alison Bakush live in Kuala Lumpur. Their company’s data centre is in Canada.
Cover Your Face: Facial Recognition, Legal Protection, Disease Prevention Mash-up
by Lee Rickwood
From many perspectives, it’s a good year for covering your face. But that still may not be enough.
Toronto’s Smart City Plan Derailed, But Sidewalk(s) Still Key to Liveable City
by Lee Rickwood
It’s clear that our cities need an upgrade; Time for version 2.0! Equity, accessibility, health, safety, and security are smart new features we could all use.
Who’s Zoomin’ Who? Videoconferencing Takes Toll as it Takes Off
by Lee Rickwood
One of the first audio/video transmissions was 1927. Yet even with the age of the idea and years of implementation, some videoconferencing systems may have come to the market too quickly.
Canadian Tech Response to COVID Adds Virus Protection for Computers, Mobile Devices
by Lee Rickwood
Risks from the killer disease known as COVID-19 are keeping most of us at home, increasingly tied to our computers and mobile devices as the main or only source of connectivity. But that only makes our connected gadgets more vulnerable to their own infectious viruses.
Grocery Shopping in a Pandemic: Can More Tech Help Out?
by Lee Rickwood
Can so-called smart surveillance tools like biometrics and facial recognition make shopping safer?
Is Privacy Paramount? Facial Recognition Under Investigation in Canada
by Lee Rickwood
Is privacy paramount? Either something is more important than anything else, or it isn’t. Canada’s legislators and privacy commissioners need to determine which.