For those interested in researching habits of aquatic life, following aviary migration or getting further insight into land animal movement patterns, now’s an excellent time to be a part of the field. With current technology including geolocation trackers, drones and satellite surveillance, we can collect more information on the world around us than ever before. […]
Category Archives: Privacy
Concerned About Your ISP Privacy in the United States?
The Federal Communications Commission’s stance on privacy is changing: on March 28th, with a 215-205 vote the order passed through congress, and is now expecting to be signed and stamped by President Donald Trump to do away with the laws previously passed last October. The privacy laws, approved of by the previous Obama administration but […]
Geolocation Data Tracking: What Are the Privacy Risks?
Your phone, car, and numerous other connected devices are tracking you; what’s the harm? Once a luxury and now a connected default, we live in a world where business and government can know where we are at any given time and where we’ve been; so long as we’re allowing that data to be collected and […]
Three Resolutions for Your Business or Startup Information in the New Year
There’s nothing like that refreshed feeling that takes over in January. New month, new year, new hopes and new plans. Gym membership lists prosper from the annual goals of getting more exercise, while retail chains clean up from post-boxing day chaos and order in roses and chocolate for February. In the office world, January means […]
7 Ways the Information Landscape Changed in 2016
Dear 2016: don’t take it personally, but I’m really, really glad you’re coming to a close.That seems to be the sentiment with many friends and colleagues as we discuss the end of the year. It’s not that 2016 has been all bad, but it’s certainly become a bitter pill to swallow. Massacres in Syria, protectionist […]
I See What You Said There: How Killing Privacy Threatens Free Speech
From the outside, privacy and free speech might appear two very different beasts: after all, free speech is the right to communicate to the public about views, faith, opinions and thoughts without fear of government arrest or worse. Privacy, by contrast, is the right to sit back quietly : to worship, read, write, speak with […]
Mapping the Battlefields: Where Privacy Is Expected to Clash with Trump
It is official: as of November 9th, Donald Trump has been elected to be the 45th president of the United States of America. The news has left the world in a state of shock, with cheers from his followers and protests from others, as everyone scrambles now that the ‘what if’ scenario of a Trump […]
Sex, Lies and Pitiful Privacy: What Ashley-Madison Got Wrong Before Being Hacked
When it comes to privacy failures, nothing beats the Ashley-Madison story as the ‘sex, lies and videotapes’ of data breaches. Hacked by “The Impact Team” in August of 2015, the story has it all: a data dump of individuals cheating on their spouses, the release of exceptionally personal details such as favourite positions and kinks, […]
Privacy in a Post-Brexit World
All ballots are in, and the world has changed: on June 24th, voters in the United Kingdom took part in what has been named Brexit, the referendum on the country’s membership in the European Union. With a total of 51.9% votes to leave, the fallout has been staggering: the pound dropping to it’s lowest point […]
The Privacy Lover’s Gift Giving Guide
It’s that time of year again: while religious and spiritual beliefs may differ, for many of us December is a time to break out annual gift lists and start shopping for loved ones. So what do you get for that special someone who needs help protecting their privacy, particularly now that tinfoil hats are out? […]