Digital Privacy
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Supreme Court of Canada to consider cops’ warrantless access to text messagesThe ruling could have far-reaching consequences for police agencies’ ability to access cellphone data without a warrant in emergency situations.CanadaMar 20
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Here’s what you need to know about online privacy in a post-Roe worldFacebook owner Meta said it received a legal warrant from law enforcement about the case, which did not mention the word "abortion."TechAug 10, 2022
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Is giving up your phone privacy a fair trade if it slows coronavirus spread?Countries across the world are tracking their citizens to try to deal with the new coronavirus. Should Canada?HealthMar 25, 2020
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Australian consumer watchdog sues Google over Android location dataThe Australian consumer watchdog is taking Google to court alleging the technology giant broke consumer law by misleading Android users about location data.TechOct 29, 2019
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Facebook hit with more antitrust probesFacebook has barely shaken off a record $5 billion fine by U.S. regulators over its privacy practices but it already faces new investigations.WorldSep 6, 2019
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U.S. lawmakers call for privacy investigation into FaceAppPoland's digital affairs ministry and cyber authorities in Lithuania are also looking into concerns over inadequate protections of privacy, AFP reports.TechJul 18, 2019
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Why the ‘aging challenge’ might come back to haunt FaceApp usersA Russian developer appears to be collecting vast amounts of data thanks to the viral FaceApp aging challenge.TrendingJul 17, 2019
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Canada’s Digital Charter not strong enough to soothe privacy concerns on Sidewalk Labs: criticsCanada's Digital Charter lacks sufficient legal enforcement power to effectively protect privacy and regulate use of personal data, according to critics worried that a smart city project in Toronto by Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs unit could be misused for mass surveillance.CanadaMay 31, 2019
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New Brunswickers are avoiding buying pot with credit cards, sales figures showNew Brunswickers are less than half as likely to use credit cards to buy cannabis compared to alcohol. Why? Uneasiness about the U.S. border, one expert says.CannabisMay 24, 2019
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Updates to the Privacy Act coming as feds announce promised digital charterInnovation Minister Navdeep Bains says the federal government will look to update the Privacy Act as part of an effort to build greater trust in the digital world.CanadaMay 21, 2019
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