Most people don’t know it – but one of the greatest breaches of personal privacy – leading to social embarrassment or identity theft – can come by way of the office photocopier.  That’s because the hard drive can retain images of every document copied, and be available to whoever takes possession when the copier is  more...

In most Canadian crime rankings by city, you’d expect Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver to be at the top of the list.  But when it comes to online crime, a recent study* shows otherwise. Big cities tend to have diverse economic communities, and lower income areas spend less on computer hardware and internet connectivity.  Canada is one  more...

How much risk with Twitter? – Earlier this month, Boris Johnson, the flamboyant mayor of London was riding his bicycle when he came upon a woman being threatened by a group of teen-aged girls, one of which was brandishing an iron bar. Mayor Johnson spontaneously scared off the attackers and escorted the victim to her home. What makes this  more...

This past week saw a report by the federal Privacy Commissioner in which the ubiquitous social networking site Facebook, was cited for violating Canada’s privacy laws.  Although the criticisms are seen by some as excessive and even contradictory, they represent a bureaucratic attempt to protect the 12 million Canadians currently using the site. What is  more...