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Global Encryption Under Threat

Security officials in the United Kingdom have demanded that Apple create a back door allowing them to retrieve all the content any Apple user worldwide has uploaded to the cloud, people familiar with the matter told The Washington Post. The British government’s undisclosed order, issued last month, requires blanket capability to view fully encrypted material, not merely … [Read more...] about Global Encryption Under Threat

OIPC calls for changes to new proposed public sector access and privacy legislation for Alberta

The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) of Alberta has published comments and a call for changes to two new access to information and privacy bills tabled in the legislative assembly earlier this month by the Alberta government.The bills are designed to create two new pieces of legislation to replace the existing public sector access and privacy law, … [Read more...] about OIPC calls for changes to new proposed public sector access and privacy legislation for Alberta

Canadian privacy regulators pass resolution to address privacy-related harms resulting from deceptive design patterns

Privacy regulators from across Canada have issued a joint resolution calling on public and private sector organizations to avoid platform designs and practices that would influence, manipulate, or coerce users into making decisions that go against their privacy interests and to ensure that users can make informed privacy decisions. Passed at their October annual meeting, … [Read more...] about Canadian privacy regulators pass resolution to address privacy-related harms resulting from deceptive design patterns

LinkedIn now learns from your data

LinkedIn has automatically set “Use my data for training content creation AI models” to “ON” so that its AI can use everyone's content to train their AI tool. It’s unclear when that feature was invoked, and LinkedIn’s billion users might wonder why they’re surprised to learn about it.  Many apps and platforms change terms without fanfare, and sometimes as part of an … [Read more...] about LinkedIn now learns from your data

Consent is About More Than Sex

Consent Awareness Week — September 16 to 20, 2024 — is a time to reflect on the devastating impact that gender-based and sexualized violence has on its victims.  A Canadian Women’s Foundation study reveals an increase in understanding of consent from 2015. Sadly, the results also show that only 28 per cent of Canadians fully understanding what it … [Read more...] about Consent is About More Than Sex