Archive for the ‘Electronic Databases’ Category
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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
Information is a very powerful thing. Indeed, in the mind of Canadian activist Cory Doctorow it would seem as though it is perhaps the most dangerous weapon of all. Speaking to the Associated Press, he compares the compilation of data by private companies such as Google to the ...
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