Manitoba has joined other provinces in the move to ban the use of the TikTok social media app on government-owned devices. The province says the ban will take effect on March 6. James Teitsma, who is the consumer protection and government services minister, says after a careful review the province has determined the level of…
Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador Ban TikTok on Government-Issued Devices
Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador have banned TikTok on government-issued mobile devices, joining a growing list of jurisdictions that have imposed restrictions on the Chinese-owned social media network. The video-sharing platform has come under increased scrutiny in Canada and elsewhere because the Chinese government has a stake in its owner, ByteDance, and Chinese laws…
Meta Launches VR Headset That Tracks Facial Expressions and Eye Movements
October 13, 2022
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Meta has introduced a VR headset with multiple cameras to track facial expressions and physical motion, a move that some say is another blow to personal privacy. “When we communicate, all our nonverbal expressions and gestures are often even more important than what we say, and the way we connect virtually needs to reflect that…
LinkedIn Ran Secret Experiments on 20 Million Users to Study Strength of Social Ties
September 27, 2022
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LinkedIn ran undisclosed social experiments on more than 20 million users for five years, testing the importance of weak associations or acquaintances in the process of positively affecting an individual’s job mobility. “The authors analyzed data from multiple large-scale randomized experiments on LinkedIn’s People You May Know algorithm, which recommends new connections to LinkedIn members,…
Twitter Whistleblower Reveals No Other Choice: Congress Must Act to Protect Data Privacy
Commentary Hacker and network security specialist Peiter “Mudge” Zatko testified Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee about allegations in his whistleblower report last month. The Senate hearing arose from intense concerns that Twitter executives have failed in their responsibility to protect user data. In his whistleblower report, Zatko detailed a systemic lack of institutional concern for users’…
Massive Leak Shows Big Data Is Central to CCP’s Ambitions, But It Does Not Protect Chinese Citizens
News Analysis The leak of a Shanghai police database containing personal details of a billion people has again highlighted the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) reckless attitude toward its citizens’ privacy. The CCP has frequently introduced data security-related laws in recent years, but instead of focusing on protecting the personal information of Chinese citizens, it has…
83 Percent of Australian Brands Appear to Monitor Customer Online: Report
June 22, 2022
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A recent privacy report has found that 83 percent of Australian brands appear to track their customer’s activity online, while 82 percent of consumers are uncomfortable with their location data being shared with other companies. According to the 2022 edition of the Deloitte Australian Privacy Index, consumers are asking for transparency, assurance and control over…
83 Percent of Australian Brands Appear to Monitor Customers Online: Report
June 22, 2022
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A recent privacy report has found that 83 percent of Australian brands appear to track their customer’s activity online, while 82 percent of consumers are uncomfortable with their location data being shared with other companies. According to the 2022 edition of the Deloitte Australian Privacy Index, consumers are asking for transparency, assurance and control over…
Major Australian Retail Chains Found Using Facial Recognition on Customers
June 15, 2022
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Three major Australian retailers, Kmart, Bunnings, and The Good Guys, have been found using facial recognition technology on their customers. Consumer group Choice asked 25 leading retailers in Australia whether they were capturing the biometric information of their customers and found the three national brands—who run hundreds of stores across the country—were doing so. Edward…
Twitter to Pay $150 Million After Being Accused of Improperly Selling User Data
May 25, 2022
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Twitter has agreed to pay $150 million after it was accused of having sold private information from users to target advertising, without having informed them. The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the settlement that, if approved by a federal court, requires Twitter to pay the amount in civil penalties, as well as…
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