Name Change Not Enough to Fix Facebook, Critics Charge
by Lee Rickwood
The arbitrary amplification of content through algorithmic manipulation is one of the most worrisome, if not negatively impactful, ways social media platforms cause harm.
Tag: privacy
Third Party Data Brokers Still Want Your Data
by Lee Rickwood
It really doesn’t matter what website you visit: its owners, operators, and publishers likely work with third-party data brokers.
Fraudsters are Shifting to Travel and Leisure Industries
By Christine Persaud
As countries began to open from their COVID-19 lockdowns, and travel and other leisure activities became more mainstream, fraudsters clearly appear to have made this industry a topic target.
The Tech Nose: Sniffing the Air with Technology to Detect COVID, Track Humans, Check Animals
by Lee Rickwood
Canadian technologists and researchers are among those developing techniques and technologies to sample the air for signs of disease, infection, even endangered animal species.
Privacy and Security Training for Ontario Doctors and Clinicians Providing Virtual Care
by Lee Rickwood
Physicians need practical guidance on their data privacy and security obligations and how to select and use virtual care tools that best support their patients and their workflow.
NSO Pegasus Super-Spyware One of Several Surveillance Tools from Growing Industry Sector
by Lee Rickwood
The fact that “human rights for all” needs to be put in place as a goal of the marketplace, and is not already its core operating criteria, is a condemnation of not just the marketplace, but of its regulators and participants.
Do Your Duty: Smart Toilets Track Disease, Health, Toilet Paper Consumption
by Lee Rickwood
The latest washroom technology is said to bring a new kind of clean, but it also brings new implications for privacy in the privy. The can is now connected to the cloud.
Parental Control Apps: Beware of ‘Stalkerware”
By Yasmin Ranade
Parents should be cautious about downloading apps that stalk or spy on their children when they are online as these may expose you and your family to privacy problems.