Easy to Locate You, Easy to Delete You: Google Updates Android Features in Canada
by Lee Rickwood
There’s a powerful new emergency location tool from Google, and a way to request personal information be removed from search results.
Tag: privacy
Women in Cybersecurity: TELUS Director Sees Opportunity in Industry Plagued by Underrepresentation
by Lee Rickwood
Firefighting, constant learning, growth opportunities…and fun! Women in cybersecurity face real challenges, but can be met with real reward and satisfaction, says the Director of TELUS Online Security.
Smart Vending Machines Keep an Eye on Products, Customers, and Air Quality
by Lee Rickwood
At a dozen shopping malls across Canada, hidden inside digital information kiosks, were small cameras and other AVA-type technology. Apparently, hours and hours of video and hundreds of images were collected, an activity that regulators said contravened federal and provincial privacy laws.
Supreme Court Decision Affects All Canadians Online: IP Addresses are Privacy-Protected
by Lee Rickwood
The Supreme Court says an IP address, a seemingly random string of numbers, is directly connected to our deepest selves, to our ‘biographical core’.
Waze App Delivers Driving Directions in Many Voices – Panda Bear, Terminator and More
by Lee Rickwood
Among the new features being added to the powerful driving app is getting your navigation directions narrated by a fun-loving panda bear: the martial artist known as Po, star of the Kung Fu Panda movie franchise.
Teen Fact-Checkers Combat Misinformation with Canadian MediaSmarts (UPDATED)
by Lee Rickwood
How does your teenage son, daughter, niece, nephew, friend, or student navigate among all the information, mis-information, dis-information out there? Ask another teen, of course!
Canadian Government to Study Use of Surveillance Tools – by Canadian Government
by Lee Rickwood
Technology that lets someone access and control every aspect of someone else’s digital device is being used more and more these days.
Apps and Tech Help Track NORAD, Santa and What Kids Think About at Christmas
by Lee Rickwood
By looking at Santa through the lens of the modern era, we can bring the age-old legend into our technologically advanced times and possibly help explain his travel methodology on Christmas Eve.