Reading Time: 3 minutes The shambles of the Iowa caucuses reconfirms that electronic voting is still a long way off
Tag: Privacy
Beyond carding: how police surveillance has dangerously evolved
Reading Time: 7 minutes The end of carding won’t cease the gathering of information. Instead, it will be entered into police data bases without the public’s knowledge
We must manage the Internet of things with care
Reading Time: 3 minutes Who will ensure devices have been tested thoroughly and are secure? Who will ensure our privacy is protected?
Visual intelligence is the next wave of digital security
Reading Time: 3 minutes Visual intelligence allows for face identification, incident recognition, behaviour monitoring, object identification and even face or activity prediction
Towing the party line in the Internet age
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s worthwhile remembering that before the Internet, instant messaging, social media and meme merchandising, depending on where you lived, almost nothing was private
Can we protect privacy in a cashless society?
Reading Time: 4 minutes The key is to find digital mediums of exchange that preserve the distinct attributes of cash
Backdoor access to encryption threatens the privacy of us all
Reading Time: 4 minutes Will government agencies respect our privacy and work in our best interests? Will access fall into the wrong hands?
Broadcasting our private lives, one hack at a time
Reading Time: 3 minutes Through a combination of cyber laziness, poor practices by vendors and manufacturers and lax security, we’re all exposed
Building Internet walls to protect data could penalize users
Reading Time: 3 minutes There are billions of Internet users and every corporation has a virtual finger in the pie. But privacy laws differ widely
Antiquated privacy laws fail to protect Canadians
Reading Time: 4 minutes Government must update legislation in a way that addresses today’s technology and prepares for future changes. And political parties can’t be exempt