Privacy Concerns

WASHINGTON—The Trump administration plans to begin taking DNA samples from migrants crossing the border or held in detention for use in a federal criminal database, a significant expansion of immigration laws that is certain to raise privacy concerns.The new rule, posted by the Justice Department on Friday and set to…

Do you know where your data is? Who can read it? Which apps are using it? If you’re using traditional web apps like Google Docs, Evernote, Slack, Dropbox, or WeTransfer, you can’t be sure. If you’re using the Blockstack versions of those apps, though, your data lives where you want…

By Kate Kayelong ReadSmart city boosters aspire to collect all kinds of data about how people navigate the streets—a prospect that could violate citizens’ privacy even if it might help planners build more efficient cities. That’s why Replica, a spin-off from the controversial Alphabet urban tech firm Sidewalk Labs, uses…

NEW DELHI: More than a dozen technology and business trade groupings from the US, Europe and Japan have jointly asked a parliamentary panel examining the draft personal data protection (PDP) bill to protect the “privacy of Indian citizens” and “remove barriers” to the growth of the country’s economy. The coalition,…

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You might have seen the Facebook Portal on a shelf at Best Buy or seen one of the more recent advertisements on TV, like that over the top Super Bowl commercial. And like many viewers, you might have asked yourself: what exactly is the Facebook Portal device? The smart device…

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – A Vancouver School Board trustee is calling for a review of school district policies after hearing from parents concerned about the availability of soap in school bathrooms in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak. Jennifer Reddy said she has spoken to some 25 people in the…

Surprising news recently emerged from the personal genetics business. The two leading direct-to-consumer companies in North America, 23andMe and Ancestry.com, announced within a week of each other that they were laying off a significant proportion of their workforce as a result of a steep drop in sales. This past Christmas,…

Listening to music has never been easier, thanks to the arrival of streaming services like Apple Music and Spotify. Smart speakers make things easier still, so that simply speaking a command is enough to start your favourite track playing.  Smart speakers can do a lot more, thanks to the virtual…

Ontario Provincial Police have confirmed use of the controversial facial recognition software known as Clearview AI.The police force says some officers with units investigating child sexual exploitation, human trafficking, cyber crime as well as the digital forensics division, had accessed “a free online trial version” of the application since December…