Privacy
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Sensors can read your sweat and predict overheating. Is there a privacy risk?New devices collect biometric data to estimate core body temperature - an elevated one is a symptom of heat exhaustion - and prompt workers to take cool-down breaks.TechAug 28
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White Rock council punts on pricey CCTV camera proposalThe cameras would not be monitored in real time and would be used both as a deterrent and to help RCMP collect evidence and solve crimes.PoliticsJul 15
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Dating apps ‘worse than ever’ for your privacy, report warnsDating apps like Tinder, Bumble and Hinge may collect users' information and share or sell it without people's permission for advertising, a report found.CanadaApr 25
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Canada’s military is running counter-intelligence probes without warrants: reviewThe CAF’s counter-intelligence unit risks violating members’ Charter right to privacy in warrantless searches of members’ computers, review body finds.CanadaMar 21
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B.C. court certifies period tracker app privacy class-action suitA B.C. Supreme Court judge says a class-action lawsuit can move forward over alleged privacy breaches against a company whose an app tracks users' menstrual and fertility cycles.HealthMar 8
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Police need warrants for Canadians’ IP addresses: top courtMajority decision from top court states Canadians must not become “digital recluses” in order to enjoy privacy protections from police searches.CanadaMar 1
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RCMP slammed for private surveillance use to trawl social media, ‘darknet’The national police force has been quietly using “third-party” surveillance companies to search social media, including private accounts in “Project Wideawake,” a new report finds.CanadaFeb 15
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Canada’s spies face yet another rebuke over failure to keep judges informedThe Federal Court's rebuke comes after the Canadian Security Intelligence Service has been repeatedly accused of breaching its duty to be forthright with judges.CanadaJan 30
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Experts urge vigilance in wake of ‘supermassive leak’ of digital data“I haven’t seen anything like it,” Canada Research Chair in Security and Privacy Natalia Stakhanova told Global News Wednesday. “It’s a different scale.”CanadaJan 24
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Ring to stop allowing police to request doorbell camera footage from usersLaw enforcement agencies can still access videos using a search warrant. Ring also maintains the right to share footage without user consent in limited circumstances.ConsumerJan 24
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