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Google’s Privacy Sandbox APIs set to roll out in July for all Chrome users

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Google announced today that its Privacy Sandbox APIs will be available by default to all Chrome users in July 2023. However, general availability (GA), Google...

Proposed overhaul of Canada’s private sector privacy law ‘a step in the right direction’: Commissioner

Howard Solomon -
Canada’s privacy commissioner says the government’s proposals to modernize Canada’s federal private sector privacy law are “a step in the right direction,” but must...

Ontario school district hit by cyber attack discovers additional info stolen

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The Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board has sent letters to students and former students informing them their personal information was compromised in a cyber...

Five Eyes countries disable Russia’s Snake malware network

Howard Solomon -
Cybersecurity agencies from the Five Eyes intelligence co-operative — including Canada and the U.S. — have disrupted a global peer-to-peer network of computers compromised...

Former Uber CSO sentenced to probation for data breach cover-up

Howard Solomon -
Former Uber Technologies chief security officer (CSO) Joseph Sullivan was sentenced to probation Thursday for trying to cover up a 2016 data breach and...

Constellation Software hit by cyber attack, some personal information stolen

Howard Solomon -
A Canadian software company says it suffered a cyber attack this week. Toronto-based Constellation Software Inc. said in a statement that on Wednesday it was...

White House sets five principles for responsible AI design and use

Howard Solomon -
Concerned about the potential abuse of artificial intelligence-driven applications, the White House has announced what it calls a Blueprint for an AI Bill of...

Commissioner dismisses privacy proposal for Canada’s political parties as inadequate

Howard Solomon -
The Liberal government’s attempt to create a national regime covering the collection of personal information by federal political parties has been dismissed by Canada’s...

Apple and Google team up to fight stalking

Ashee Pamma -
Tuesday, Apple and Google jointly submitted a proposed industry specification aimed at combatting the misuse of AirTags and other Bluetooth location-tracking devices for unwanted...

Google has to pay Quebec man $500,000 for not deleting link to defamatory article

Howard Solomon -
Google has been ordered to pay a Quebec man $500,000 in moral damages for not removing a link in its search engine to an...

Google is testing alternatives to third party cookies: Here’s how it’s going

Lynn Greiner -
As Google’s deadline for eliminating third party cookies in Chrome approaches, the company has been running experiments to determine how alternative, more privacy-friendly technologies...

Firms warned against misconfiguring guest access to Salesforce Community

Howard Solomon -
Organizations allowing guest access to websites they created with Salesforce Community are misconfiguring the capability, letting unauthenticated users see and copy a wider amount...

Ottawa hospital’s patient data stolen from test server of communications supplier

Howard Solomon -
Personal health information of Canadians stored on the test computer of a third-party supplier to an Ottawa hospital has been stolen in a data...

Use of facial recognition in four B.C. Canadian Tire stores broke privacy law: Report

Howard Solomon -
Four independently-owned Canadian Tire affiliate stores in British Columbia that installed facial recognition applications for security broke the province’s privacy law, B.C.’s information and...

Canadian SMB leaders are optimistic about business prospects, new report finds

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Zoho Canada has released a new report which found that Canadian small and medium-sized business leaders are optimistic about their business prospects for this...
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