A coalition of 93 groups has called on Slack to protect its users by offering end-to-end encryption for messages, and adding blocking and reporting features to help protect users from harassment. The signers include digital rights and civil society groups, businesses, organizations, communities, as well as privacy-focused businesses and associations, and individuals who … [Read more...] about When Private Messages Aren’t Private
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Don’t be fooled by Meta’s fine for data breaches
"Rarely has hype so contrasted with impact" is a fitting assessment of the GDPR's first five years, offered by Johnny Ryan, a senior fellow at the Irish Council for Civil Liberties and the Open Markets Institute. The various fines levied by data privacy authorities through the years, and the media's gleeful reporting about ever-higher fines, have been terrific to increase … [Read more...] about Don’t be fooled by Meta’s fine for data breaches
Generating Harms: Generative AI’s Impact
The Electronic Privacy Information Center — EPIC.org — has just released a report on Generative AI that details the harms these untested AI tools can cause; how GAI affects privacy, security, misinformation, the environment, and more; and remedies that are/aren't available for redress. Download the white paper at http://epic.org/GAI … [Read more...] about Generating Harms: Generative AI’s Impact
Voters left in the dark
Bill C-47 is a 408-page budget implementation bill tabled on March 28, 2023 that, as one might expect, addresses matters relating to taxation — from income tax, excise tax, and GST/HST, to increasing the air travelers security charge, and facilitating the sharing of information between the Minister of Finance, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial … [Read more...] about Voters left in the dark
Retailers bear a new responsibility
Manitoba retailers that sell bear spray now have to collect more personal information from shoppers, and submit it to the government. Under new regulatory requirements, anyone buying bear spray from a Manitoba retailer must also specify the intended use of the product. Vendors must now verify a purchaser’s identification against government-issued identification, and … [Read more...] about Retailers bear a new responsibility
Privacy and Protection: A children’s rights approach to encryption
Canada, the UK and EU are among the countries looking at legislative measures control the availability of and access to online content in order o to protect children against child sexual abuse. A new report — Privacy and Protection: A children’s rights approach to encryption — from the Child Rights International Network (CRIN) and Defend Digital Me (DDM) shows how encryption … [Read more...] about Privacy and Protection: A children’s rights approach to encryption
