Tag Archives: Privacy

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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Facebook hired a conservative lobbying firm with an ‘in-house fake news shop’ to combat PR crisis

Posted on November 15, 2018 by

Facebook hired a conservative lobbying firm with an ‘in-house fake news shop’ to combat PR crisis Nov 15 2018 – Media Bias / Fact Check The conservative lobbying firm that Facebook hired in the midst of an October 2017 public … Continue reading →

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Can this tech pioneer convince you to delete your social media accounts?

Posted on October 6, 2018 by

Oct 5 2018 – CBC The Current — Jaron Lanier says evidence shows addictive design was deliberately used for platform — We are lumped into groups of millions of like minded users based on data collected from us from many … Continue reading →

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