This week: Hundreds of Thousands of Canadians under Surveillance; Canada’s Digital Strategy: Telus pledges Infrastructure Billions; US Judge says Email warrants valid Overseas Toronto Star | Government agencies seek telecom user data at ‘jaw-dropping’ rates OTTAWA—Government agencies are asking telecoms and social media companies to turn over Canadians’ user data at “jaw-dropping” rates, with nearly 1.2 ...
This week: Serious Flaw in OpenID, OAuth logins; Towards Independent Internet Governance; Microsoft patches XP Explorer flaw; Canadians Battling for Tech “World Cup” CNET | Serious security flaw in OAuth, OpenID discovered Following in the steps of the OpenSSL vulnerability Heartbleed, another major flaw has been found in popular open-source security software. This time, the holes have ...
This week: Internet Explorer Vulnerability; Independent Net Governance Step Closer; Ottawa threatens to cut Telus out of Wireless Auction; Goodbye to Net Neutrality? Reuters | U.S., UK advise avoiding Internet Explorer until bug fixed (Reuters) – The U.S. and UK governments on Monday advised computer users to consider using alternatives to Microsoft Corp’s Internet Explorer browser until ...
This week: Flaws in Heartbleed Detection; Tablet Maker brings Hope to Haiti; BC’s Privacy Commissioner Unhappy about Mental Health Disclosures; Flaws in Digital Privacy Act; Google the Lobbyist The Guardian | Heartbleed: 95% of detection tools ‘flawed’, claim researchers Free web tools and not picking up the vulnerability, leaving consumer data exposed. Some tools designed to ...
This week: Heartbleed, Heartbleed and More Heartbleed; Net Neutrality; Data Breach Reporting; Ottawa’s Digital Strategy IT World Canada | Hunt on for Heartbleed vulnerability Revenue Canada site will be closed until weekend as organizations around world scour their systems. Revenue Canada’s IT staffers continue to plow through the department’s servers to see if any personal information or ...
To the excitement of many Microsoft recently launched their Office 365 package for the iPad and iPhone. The product is touted as being exactly the same as you are used to on your PC or Apple computer. But there is one big difference: Microsoft is only offering the software for iOS on their 365 platform. This means ...
This week: Canadian Wireless Customer Rights; Canada’s Digital Future; Facebook VoIP Calling; Bitcoin Trends Downward; Telus CEO Entwhistle Steps Down CRTC | Checklist: Do You Know Your Rights as a Wireless Consumer? The Wireless Code establishes basic rights for all wireless consumers and puts new requirements on service providers. Read More… Government of Canada ...
This week: No Warrants Necessary for Canadian Telcos to Hand over Data; Kids Crowdfunding Coding; Netflix: What Happened to Net Neutrality?; TED Vancouver Update Michael Geist Blog | Canadian Telcos Hand Over Data on Thousands of Subscribers Without a Warrant The debate over Bill C-13, the government’s latest lawful access bill, is set to resume ...
This week: Netflix Move Raises Net Neutrality Questions; MtGox Revelations; Security Expert Silences Self; XP Concerns; U.S. Cloud Storage Warning The NOW Newspaper | Netflix buys preferential access: Net neutrality questions are coming to a head Something very, very bad recently happened in the U.S. regarding the battle for net neutrality, something that could shape ...
This week: Shaw’s Big Wireless Bet: Why Bitcoin Matters; Boeing’s Blackphone big on Security; 14 Movies for Tech Geeks; British Intelligence Intercepting Yahoo Webcam images The Globe and Mail | In battle for Western Canada, Shaw bets big on WiFi In the spring of 2011, just months after becoming chief executive officer ofShaw Communications Inc., ...
