Source: Brady Gavin, HowToGeek.com, February 4, 2020 It’s no surprise that Facebook stores an immense amount of data about you. Some of that information comes directly from other companies you interact with online. Here’s how to see which companies upload your off-Facebook activity to the social network. Off-Facebook activity is information that businesses and organizations… Continue reading How to See What Companies Are Uploading Data About You to Facebook
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SGI can share your licence details without your consent, privacy commissioner confirms
Source: CBC News, June 17, 2019 Details can be shared for parking enforcement purposes, according to SGI privacy policy SGI may have shared the details of a woman’s name and home address to a parking company without her consent, but that doesn’t constitute a breach of her privacy, the province’s privacy commissioner has ruled. Last… Continue reading SGI can share your licence details without your consent, privacy commissioner confirms
Privacy commissioner investigating StatCan’s attempt to get banking info
Source: CTV News, October 31, 2018 Canada’s chief statistician has defended attempts by Statistics Canada to obtain sensitive banking details of more than 500,000 Canadians without their consent. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner has launched an investigation into the move by Statistics Canada, a few hours after the agency invited the commissioner to take a “deeper… Continue reading Privacy commissioner investigating StatCan’s attempt to get banking info
What to Do if Your Facebook Account Gets “Hacked”
Source: Cameron Summerson, HowToGeek.com.com, March 24, 2018 A few days ago, I got a strange Facebook message from my uncle. It was clearly out of character for him, so I knew something was up: his account had been compromised. Here’s what to do if this happens to you or someone you know. The term “hacked” gets… Continue reading What to Do if Your Facebook Account Gets “Hacked”
How politicians and advertisers learned to harvest Canadians’ data
Source: Geordon Omand, The Canadian Press, March 25, 2018 OTTAWA –– Canadians have long been the targets of data harvesting, from credit cards keeping tabs on users’ shopping habits to the personal information on warranty cards being used by companies to advertise replacement goods. In recent years, the availability of big data and breakthroughs in computing… Continue reading How politicians and advertisers learned to harvest Canadians’ data
Facebook’s Zuckerberg sorry for ‘major breach of trust’
Source: Barbara Ortutay, Danica Kirka and Gregory Katz, The Associated Press , March 21, 2018 NEW YORK — Breaking five days of silence, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologized for a “major breach of trust,” admitted mistakes and outlined steps to protect user data in light of a privacy scandal involving a Trump-connected data-mining firm. “I am… Continue reading Facebook’s Zuckerberg sorry for ‘major breach of trust’
How to use Facebook while giving it the minimum amount of personal data
Source: Nick Statt, TheVerge.com, March 20, 2018 The Cambridge Analytica revelations illustrate why we can’t trust Facebook to police its own platform Facebook has found itself embroiled in yet another colossal controversy related to how its sprawling, multibillion-person social network has been abused by bad actors. This time, the culprit is Cambridge Analytica, a data analytics firm… Continue reading How to use Facebook while giving it the minimum amount of personal data
Do You Realize How Much You Share Your Location?
Source: Cameron Summerson, HowtoGeek.com, January 30, 2018 This app is tracking your every move!—a hyperbolic headline I’m sure we’ve all seen before. While the sentiment here is a over-the-top, it does raise an important question: do you know how private your location actually is? Every day it’s something new. Today it’s headlines about activity-tracking app Strava (iOS, Android) and… Continue reading Do You Realize How Much You Share Your Location?
Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo wants to keep you safe around the web
Source: James Vincent, TheVerge.com, January 23, 2018 The company’s revamped app and browser extension will block ad tracking networks from companies like Google and Facebook DuckDuckGo is launching updated versions of its browser extension and mobile app, with the promise of keeping internet users safe from snooping “beyond the search box.” The company’s flagship product, its privacy-focused… Continue reading Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo wants to keep you safe around the web
PHYSICAL MEASURES TO AMP UP YOUR DIGITAL SECURITY
Source: Wired Staff, December 9, 2017 WHEN YOU THINK about online security, you think digital solutions. Install a reputable antivirus program; use end-to-end encryption. But protection can be physical as well. To up your security game, think outside the code with these IRL reinforcements. Tape Over Your Webcam Mark Zuckerberg does it. So does James Comey. And you, too,… Continue reading PHYSICAL MEASURES TO AMP UP YOUR DIGITAL SECURITY