Tag Archives: Privacy

MARKETPLACE Twins get some ‘mystifying’ results when they put 5 DNA ancestry kits to the test

Posted on December 10, 2019 by

Marketplace host Charlsie Agro, left, and her identical twin sister, Carly, check out some DNA ancestry results. (CBC) https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/dna-ancestry-kits-twins-marketplace-1.4980976 — Commentary There is lots of people paying for these DNA ancestors kits or giving them as gifts but this proves … Continue reading →

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Fresh Evidence Relating To Cambridge Analytica And Brexit Campaign Published By DCMS… – LBC

Posted on August 6, 2019 by

DCMS Committee chair Damian Collins MP published new evidence provided by Brittany Kaiser, the former Director of Business Development for Cambridge Analytica Picture: LBC / Getty 30 July 2019, 15:06 | Updated: 30 July 2019, 18:47 https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/cambridge-analytica-dcms-evidence-brexit-leave-eu/

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Facebook data leak: Province-by-province breakdown of affected Canadians | CTV News

Posted on April 27, 2019 by

FILE – In this April 18, 2017 file photo, conference workers speak in front of a demo booth at Facebook’s annual F8 developer conference, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File) Facebook data leak: Province-by-province breakdown of affected Canadians … Continue reading →

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Privacy Commissioner takes Facebook to court over violations

Posted on April 25, 2019 by

ADRIAN WYLD/THE CANADIAN PRESS BILL CURRY TAMSIN MCMAHON U.S. CORRESPONDENT OTTAWA PUBLISHED APRIL 25, 2019 UPDATED APRIL 25, 2019 — Federal Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien launched the investigation in March, 2018, in response to an international scandal over misuse of … Continue reading →

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NATO GROUP CATFISHED SOLDIERS TO PROVE A POINT ABOUT PRIVACY

Posted on February 27, 2019 by

For just $60, researchers were able to identify service members in a military exercise, track their movement, and even convince them to disobey orders—all thanks to social media. DINA ALFASI/EYEEM/GETTY IMAGES — It is concerning that so many soildiers were … Continue reading →

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Can you trust your home smart speaker? | CBC Radio

Posted on January 2, 2019 by

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/can-you-trust-your-home-smart-speaker-1.4955406

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What else happens when you click on sponsored links in Facebook or other social media

Posted on December 21, 2018 by

Dec 23 2018 – Kevin Yaworski – Volunteer Public Advocate Even if you have set privacy settings in your account and apps from Facebook, Google, Apple, Microsoft etc… to disable ad tracking and limit data collection and other tracking you … Continue reading →

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