How to increase and take back your privacy on Facebook
By Ted Kritsonis
Keeping Facebook’s prying eyes away from not just who you are, but also what you’re doing online, is made a little easier when the right settings are in place.
Tag: mobile
Smartphone Surveillance and IMSI Catchers: Which Police Force, Which Spy Service, Uses StingRays?
by Lee Rickwood
The intrusive nature of cellphone surveillance and the now-confirmed use of IMSI catchers by public and private agencies, poses an “insidious threat” to our privacy, according to Canadian tech researchers.
Facial Recognition Use Growing: Accurate or Not, Hackable or Not
by Lee Rickwood
Leading facial recognition tools, used for identification, authentication and crime detection among other applications, are being developed here in Canada. So, too, ways to spoof or hack such systems.
U.S. Tech Experts Lead Open Government Plans in Canada
by Lee Rickwood
Major government agencies in Canada are hiring top U.S. tech experts to lead significant open government projects and digital initiatives in this country, and the door’s still open.
How BlackBerry’s AtHoc networked crisis solutions protects people and communities.
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
BlackBerry’s AtHoc solution is used by federal government as well as various industries who can use the solution to contact constituents at a moment’s notice.
Best mobile apps for travelers
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Our smartphones and their apps can be lifelines during travel. With the ability to track flights, translate languages on the fly and even find hotel rooms at a moment’s notice, these are my preferred travel apps.
Is the feature phone making a comeback?
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Citing the need to unplug and destress plus longer battery life and simpler operation, people have converted back to a simpler, more reliable device.
QuickBooks Self-Employed mobile app prepares freelancers and small businesses for tax time
By Gadjo C. Sevilla
Intuit’s QuickBooks Self-Employed mobile app eliminates the pain points associated with financial management and helps self-employed workers easily manage their operations from anywhere as well as be ready for tax filing season.