Archive for the ‘Privacy’ Category
Monday, March 3rd, 2008
I recently attended a lecture by professor Bruce Ziff, of the University of Alberta Law School, where he described what he termed as his only original academic idea. He posited that the reason we as a society are so restrictive about property rights is because it is basically impossible to ...
Posted in Technology, Infringement, Infringement, Digital Locks, Privacy, Copyright, IP, Patents, General | 1 Comment »
Saturday, February 16th, 2008
Advertising has always been, or has tried to be, “targeted” at potential and existing customers. The entire purpose of advertising has, and continues to be, to communicate the virtues of a product or services to consumers in the marketplace in an effort to turn potential consumers into actual customers.
In the ...
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Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
A recent CBC news story showed several Canada Border Service agents having
posted damaging comments and pictures on their Facebook profiles. The
pictures showed them partying and drinking while in uniform, and the
remarks revealed an inability to discern between certain foreign passports.
While the article will undoubtedly raise issues of national security, it
should ...
Posted in Electronic Databases, Privacy, IP | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
Canada is getting serious on identity theft! Will sharpening the teeth of the criminal law be enough?
To clarify the news headlines, Justice Minister Rob Nicholson’s has announced that proposed legislation intends to criminalize preparatory offences, such as gathering and/or trafficking confidential personal information for the purposes of deceit or fraud. ...
Posted in Identity Theft, Privacy, IP | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
So Google, at the behest of the European Union, is compiling what could be
the largest personal database the world has ever seen. Does this sound a
little Orwellian to anyone?
The privacy implications of Google’s actions should concern just about
every user of the search engine and internet. As rightly pointed ...
Posted in Electronic Databases, Privacy, IP, Copyright | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
The move to criminalize identity theft comes amid pressing calls to modernize current privacy laws that have be made irrelevant by rapidly evolving technologies. Identity theft, that is the unauthorized gathering, possessing of or dealing in identity information, is not caught by the existing Criminal Code. While several activities integral ...
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Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
Cory Doctorow is a firm advocate for digital rights and based on his bio, today’s youth can relate to his childhood experience of learning to type even before learning to write. Although, as Doctorow submits, with the advent of technology and especially the world wide web come tools of digital ...
Posted in Human Rights Issues, Privacy | No Comments »
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
The ever-growing world of online social networking is a creature with many
faces. From organizing events to finding companionship, programs such as
Facebook offer something for everybody. But as the recent fiasco involving
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers shows, beneath the
superficial glitter lies a dark and potentially dangerous side to the
technology. ...
Posted in Electronic Databases, Privacy, IP, Copyright | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
While it may be somewhat premature to criticize the government on their
plans to criminalize identity theft, Justice Minister Rob Nicholson’s
recent announcement seems to demonstrate the government’s rather narrow
appreciation for the scope of the problem. Based on a reading of the
press release provided by the Office of the Minister of ...
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Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
Several months ago, web giant Google unveiled the latest feature of their popular mapping website, Google Maps. Street View allows users to get a panoramic view of selected locations around major cities in the United States. Now it’s being suggested that Canada is next on the list for this feature, ...
Posted in Technology, Privacy | 2 Comments »
