Internet Privacy in the Age of Surveillance
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Pew Research Center reports that “91% of adults agree or strongly agree that consumers have lost control of how personal information is…
Jim Balsillie: Liberal privacy bill fails to curtail surveillance economy or protect Canadians
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The government’s proposed legislation would not curb the mass surveillance or behaviour manipulation the tech industry currently engages in with impunity Author…
Facebook, Google, Twitter CEOs will testify about misinformation before U.S. Congress
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Feb 18, 2021, • 1 day ago • 1 minute read WASHINGTON — The chief executives of Facebook Inc, Alphabet Inc, and Twitter will testify before…
A Pragmatic Compliance Approach to Digital Privacy
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Bill C-11 has now passed 2nd reading, and there is lots of buzz in the market as we watch the evolution of this…
Australia takes on Google advertising dominance in latest Big Tech fight
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By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian regulator is considering letting internet users choose what personal data companies like Google share…
WhatsApp to delay new privacy policy amid mass confusion about Facebook data sharing
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The new update will now go out on May 15th By Nick Statt@nickstatt Jan 15, 2021, 2:30 pm EST Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales…
IBM launches experimental homomorphic data encryption environment for the enterprise
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Is it possible for fully homomorphic encryption to be a “game-changer” for data privacy? IBM intends to find out. IBM has launched…
The Smoking Gun in the Facebook Antitrust Case
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The government wants to break up the world’s biggest social network. Internal company emails show why. IMAGINE A POPULAR social network that takes…
Feds logged website visitors in 2019, citing Patriot Act authority
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The federal government gathered up visitor logs for some websites in 2019, the Office of Director of National Intelligence disclosed in letters…
European Center for Digital Rights Joins Privacy Fight
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In June, we told you about Facebook’s efforts to force Namecheap to divulge private details about all of our domain registrants — people…
An early assessment of our proposed new Privacy Laws by Derek Lackey
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An early assessment of our proposed new Privacy Laws – a very informative discussion with Derek Lackey. Derek Lackey has been on…
Privacy Pressure Points: A Closer Look at Ten Consumer Privacy Protection Act Concerns
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The Canadian government yesterday introduced the Consumer Privacy Protection Act (technically Bill C-11, the Digital Charter Implementation Act), which represents a dramatic change in…
