Hashtag Trending – EU approves Apple/Shazam deal; alleged Sony hacker charged; Did IBM spy on New Yorkers?
The European Union has approved Apple’s bid to buy music identification service Shazam. An alleged participant in…
Hashtag Trending – Pinterest ad sales nearing $1 billion USD; Uber/Lyft ban driver for filming riders; Tesla asking suppliers for refunds
Pinterest’s ad sales are approaching $1 billion – with a B – USD in revenue. Uber and…
Hashtag Trending – ZTE shuffles leadership team; facial recognition technology failing test run; the cost of doing business with Amazon
ZTE shakes up its leadership team. A London, England-based test run of facial recognition technology has only…
Hashtag Trending – China’s using sunglasses to spy on people; 3D-printed homes for $10,000 USD; a new startup will preserve your brain
Beijing police are using AI-powered sunglasses to spy on people. A Texas company can 3D print a…
U.S. Supreme court gives FBI more hacking powers, potentially to go cross-border
Companies that think they have sovereignty over the contents of their Canadian data centres need to think…
UN warns firms on risks of taking part in government snooping
A report by the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights has warned Internet service providers and…
Canadians opposed to ISPs releasing customer data to authorities
Here’s some data that industry regulators, Internet service providers and other companies collecting customer online information should…
BlackBerry buying German anti-snooping firm
NEW YORK – BlackBerry is buying a German provider of anti-eavesdropping technology to extend its security protection…
Company offers secure voice and data mobile plan
A mobile application company has launched an encrypted international calling plan that promises to protect its users’…
Half of Canadians don’t care about online privacy
In a recent survey conducted by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), about half (49 per cent)…
New video surveillance suite inspired by film Minority Report
Security experts can use gestures or voice to control HD surveillance video with Avigilon’s ACC 5.0
Osama bin Laden’s death key topic on Internet
A Twitter user unknowingly live blogged signs of the attack, and cybercrooks are riding the news to spread malware