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‘Lock’ down your iPhone
Do you carry sensitive files on your iPhone? Like your bank statement, a list of passwords, family videos. If so, it’d make sense to take extra cautions on keeping those documents secure, especially...
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Secrets of an online super snoop
Our partners at Forbes Technology have put together a great story on how to get the dirt on just about anyone, using just a few simple tools. They also talk to a former hacker who shows just how easy...
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Privacy dangers of smart phones
David Fraser has a post entitled Your smart phone could be your most dangerus possession, so secure it. David states, in part: After a decision out of California which found that police are able to...
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Our digital universe keeps expanding
The sheer volume of digital information continues to rapidly increase. According to a report by IDC entitled The Digital Universe Decade – Are You Ready?, commissioned by storage vendor EMC, the...
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Login demand crosses line
It not unusual for employers to conduct Google searches on prospective employees or check their public social media feeds. But prospective employer’s requests for job applicants’ social media log-in...
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Internet surveillance bills need scrutiny
This is not about the election – it is about the need to consider this issue carefully before passing any new laws. Michael Geist and David Fraser (here and here) have written detailed articles on...
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Company laptops now private affair
The recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision in R v. Cole establishes that employees have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the personal use and contents of their work-provided laptop computers....
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Privacy by design initiative has merit
The Ontario Privacy Commissioner’s recently released annual report talks about protecting personal information on mobile devices and the privacy by design concept for the creation of new technology....
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Easy steps to secure your privacy on the ‘Net
You may have heard about the recent hacking of the Sony Network, including 77 million breached PlayStation Network accounts. The “hacktivist” group behind it goes by the name of LulzSec and they’ve...
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Laws requiring data retention ill-advised
I’m not a fan of laws that require entities such as ISP’s to retain data about its customers so law enforcement can get to it. To me, that flies in the face of privacy principles that say one should...
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