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Registration in Canada’s Do Not Call List now permanent

The country’s national Do Not Call List (DNCL), which was created to protect Canadian residents from pesky telemarketing calls, received a shot in the...

Follow Friday: CASL experts worth following on Twitter

With the rules of Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) now finalized and its first phase set to take effect on July 1, it’s time for...

RCMP says it nabbed Heartbleed hacker

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police says it has arrested a 19-year-old man from London, Ont. who is believed to have used the Heartbleed computer...

Revenue Canada shuts down e-filing due to Heartbleed risk

Are you planning to file your income tax return online today? Sorry, but you can't. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) shut down parts of its...

Canadian ISPs need to be more transparent: report

Canadian Internet service providers need to be more upfront with the customers on how they are handling private data, according to report released today...

Live stream – Technicity 2013: Focus on cybersecurity

As the Internet has become more entrenched in our every-day lives and the critical processes of businesses and governments alike, the threats potential security...

Say so long to privacy

Governments around the globe are working hard to develop guidelines and laws that will ensure the protection of your data, your information and you. That...

Security vendor acquires online privacy company

Internet security vendor AVG Technologies has confirmed its acquisition of PrivacyChoice of Amsterdam to help the company expand from its 150 million active users barrier. PrivacyChoice’s stated...

Keeping your data in Canada won’t protect you from U.S. law enforcement

CDN CURATED: What Canadian companies really need is a risk mitigation strategy, says one expert

Who owns your social network data?

An attractive application of Hadoop and other Big Data technologies is to analyze users' social activities, sometimes without their express knowledge

Government BlackBerries a security risk: privacy commissioner

Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart says some federal agencies have no policies in place to encrypt the data held on government-issued BlackBerry smart phones

5 tips to protect yourself on Facebook

Stay safe and protect your privacy online with these suggestions

How Buzz, Facebook and Twitter create ‘social insecurity’

Will using Buzz raise your premiums? Welcome to the weird new world of zero privacy

Sun’s demand for personal information angers partner community

A request for confidential partner information as part of a Due Diligence program has drawn the ire of Sun Canada partners

Fixing the privacy joke

It's time for privacy policies that protect customers, not just businesses

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