Privacy

Up Periscope, down privacy? Twitter’s live streaming service bound to cause controversy

Brian Jackson - March 31, 2015

On the first day of Periscope’s debut, I was instantly taken to places I wanted to be and given intimate access to people that...

Can you trust Canadian ISPs with your privacy?

Nestor Arellano - March 13, 2015

A new report from Open Media warns you should think twice before trusting Canadian Internet providers with your privacy, warning our ISPs are falling...

New Microsoft Outlook app could infringe on businesses’ privacy

Candice So - February 6, 2015

The new Microsoft Outlook app for iOS may be the one of the best email apps to come out in a while – but...

80 per cent of Canadians will choose a business on its privacy reputation, survey says

Howard Solomon - January 29, 2015

Businesses and governments in doubt about customer attitudes are towards data privacy have a new measurement tool. According to a new survey, nine in...

Here are the 25 worst passwords of 2014 – and yes, ‘123456’ is one of the worst offenders

Candice So - January 21, 2015

With all of the data breaches and online security scares in the last year or two, you'd think people would be more careful in...

What Obama’s mandatory data breach reporting law could mean for Canada

Candice So - January 19, 2015

The U.S. government is planning to bolster protection of consumer data through a new law requiring companies to report data breaches – and that...

Q&A with former Privacy Commissioner Chantal Bernier

Candice So - November 7, 2014

When Chantal Bernier finished her reign in the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, she left the post at an interesting time –...

Consumers will share data, but for a price: Aimia

Candice So - November 4, 2014

Despite their fears around data breaches, consumers are willing to trade much of their personal data if it gets them something in return, a...

BlackBerry’s BBM update includes timed messages and retraction

Candice So - October 31, 2014

BlackBerry has just announced the latest update of its BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) service, which promises to give users more control over their privacy. On Friday,...