privacy concerns

• Requirement for N.B. restaurants to collect contact information raises privacy questions

  New Brunswick restaurants require all patrons who dine-in to leave a name and phone number, to be used in the event of contact tracing.

  Consumer

  Jul 12, 2020
• Coronavirus: Canadian employers using thermal cameras, location-tracking smartphone apps against COVID-19

  Some companies are even requiring their employees to download a smartphone app.

  May 10, 2020
• Advertisement
• Countries opt for phone tracking amid coronavirus — should Canada?

  The worsening pandemic has drawn a new focus on more invasive, but powerful, tools to flatten the curve: people's phones.

  Tech

  Apr 1, 2020
• Advertisement
• CSIS quietly moves ahead with plan to collect, crunch data on Canadians: documents

  The Canadian Security Intelligence Service says the initiative -- made possible by sweeping security legislation passed last year -- will enable the agency to crunch large volumes of information and detect previously unseen patterns.

  Canada

  Mar 30, 2020
• Clearview AI: When can companies use facial recognition data?

  Police agencies across Canada, including the RCMP, have since admitted to its members using a controversial facial recognition software from Clearview AI.

  Tech

  Mar 6, 2020
• London police officers may have accessed controversial facial recognition technology, force says

  London police now admit that some 'well-intentioned' officers may have accessed Clearview AI's controversial facial recognition technology.

  Mar 4, 2020
• Reviews launched after 3 Edmonton police officers use Clearview AI facial recognition software

  Reviews are being done after three Edmonton Police Service officers used a new facial recognition software before the technology has been approved.

  Tech

  Feb 28, 2020
• Privacy concerns raised over Halifax’s new alert app

  The Halifax Regional Municipality introduced the hfxALERT system to the public last week, saying it will serve as the "new mass notification system for the municipality."

  Politics

  Oct 9, 2019
• Advertisement
• Rise of doorbell cameras an ‘unmitigated disaster’ for neighbourhood privacy: experts

  Critics complain that the systems turn neighborhoods into places of constant surveillance and create suspicion that falls heavier on minorities.

  Tech

  Jul 19, 2019
• Advertisement
• Privacy groups sound alarm as B.C. community offers incentives for security cameras

  The City of Parksville is offering a one-time rebate of up to $100 for residents and business owners who wish to install cameras on their property.

  Canada

  Jul 6, 2019