Tagged: online surveillance

Big data never forgets!

Catherine Aczel Boivie

Published: July 31st, 2017
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Arcsoft’s Simplicam now comes with facial recognition feature

Arcsoft is adding a facial recognition feature to its software for the Simplicam, a small Wi-Fi surveillance camera for small businesses and home owners, the company announced at CES today. Based in California,

Published on: January 6th, 2015 Candice So
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It’s not the NSA that scares Internet experts – it’s business, survey says

As we monetize the Internet, we may be threatening it. That's one of the missives coming out of a new report from the Pew Research Centre and Elon University, titled "Digital Life 2025,"

Published on: July 3rd, 2014 Candice So

RSA keynotes tackle NSA allegations out of the gate

Updated on Feb. 26, 2014 at 7:45am ET with analyst comments from Anton Chuvakin of Gartner Inc. There’s been a lot of talk about RSA Security Inc.’s involvement with the U.S. National Security

Published on: February 25th, 2014 Candice So
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#FollowFriday – startups, digital marketing, and Internet privacy

For today's edition of our #FollowFriday post, we've rounded up a list of three people whose tweets are retweet-worthy. Whether they tweet on startups, digital marketing techniques, or advocate for a free Internet,

Published on: February 20th, 2014 Candice So

Canadian privacy advocates joining Day We Fight Back campaign

Two years after the death of the Stop Online Piracy Act bill in the U.S., privacy advocates around the world are staging another online protest. This time around, it’s not to stop one

Published on: February 11th, 2014 Candice So

Obama has promised NSA reforms, but for phones, not the Internet

With U.S. President Barack Obama announcing high-level changes to government surveillance programs at the National Security Agency (NSA) earlier today, it seems as though much has been promised - but we have yet

Published on: January 17th, 2014 Candice So

Do your PCs leak valuable intel with every Windows error report?

Anyone familiar with any version of Microsoft Windows is largely desensitized to the reality of occasional crashes. These range from process failures you never see to Windows Explorer shutdowns that cause all your

Published on: January 3rd, 2014 Claudiu Popa
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Snapchat’s breach of trust: What’s the big deal?

Easily one of the most addictive time wasters ever to emerge from Silicon Valley, Snapchat has grown by leaps and bounds over the past two years.  Yet for anyone watching this juggernaut from

Published on: January 3rd, 2014 Claudiu Popa

Trend Micro’s 5 predictions for cybersecurity in 2014

Mobile banking heists, exploited vulnerabilities, and data breaches – these could be the cybersecurity hallmarks of 2014, according to a new report from security software provider Trend Micro Inc. In a report released

Published on: January 2nd, 2014 Candice So

And the winner of the D-Link networking makeover contest is…

The Rusty Horseshoe Ranch has won D-Link Systems Inc.'s Extreme SMB Networking Makeover contest – and it’s netted a grand prize of $10,000 in networking gear. “I’m very stoked,” said Chris Pettican, owner

Published on: December 20th, 2013 Candice So
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Ron Deibert: Internet freedom comes down to a ‘clash of two world views’

For anyone following cybersecurity and digital privacy, 2013 has been a whirlwind. When former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden took the lid off of U.S.’ cybersurveillance activities this past June, unleashing

Published on: December 17th, 2013 Candice So

The Internet is a ‘friend, but there are foes,’ Michael Geist says

Thinking about privacy and security isn’t about just fighting cybercrime anymore – it’s about considering where our data is headed and how it’s being used. That’s according to Michael Geist, Canada’s research chair

Published on: November 26th, 2013 Candice So

Second ‘Extreme Makeover’ finalist: Kalaway Bay Resort Ltd.

Kalaway Bay Resort Ltd. has been named the second of three finalists in D-Link's Extreme SMB Networking Makeover contest, which gives a small business $10,000 in networking tools to revamp its network. Based

Published on: November 6th, 2013 Candice So
Developer’s detention spikes interest in Montreal’s Cryptocat

Developer’s detention spikes interest in Montreal’s Cryptocat

Interest in the free encrypted Web chat service offered by Montreal-based Cryptocat has increased following the detention and interrogation of its developer by United States border officials. The Cryptocat Project is developing a

Published on: June 8th, 2012 ITBusiness Staff