November 17, 2019
Human-rights advocates say they’re worried that the technology at the heart of China’s digital surveillance apparatus could be introduced to Canada
November 12, 2019
In a sign of increased Canadian regulator sensitivity to privacy issues, Ontario’s energy overseer has told the agency that operates the provincial electric system to tighten […]
November 5, 2019
Privacy advocates worry about implications of handing over your phone https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/textalyzer-toronto-1.5343303
November 5, 2019
Law professor takes action against Hangzhou safari park, questioning why the tourist spot would need such data https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/04/china-wildlife-park-sued-for-forcing-visitors-to-submit-to-facial-recognition-scan
November 3, 2019
Privacy expert Ann Cavoukian discusses the news that the Desjardins data breach was significantly larger than first estimated. 7:28 https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/powerandpolitics/it-wasn-t-that-surprising-to-me-ann-cavoukian-1.5345442
November 3, 2019
On Thursday morning, Waterfront Toronto’s board voted unanimously to have Sidewalk Labs continue planning the development of its first smart city on a 12-acre plot of […]
November 3, 2019
Do you think facial recognition tech for law enforcement is a good way to fight crime? Amazon is trying this, through Amazon Rekognition. Wouldn’t this violate the 4th […]