Posts tagged data
Companies exposing Canadians’ personal information face no penalty
Dec 9th
By Brian Jackson
As social networking becomes more popular and online advertisers seek more effective ways to target their messages, our society is trying to cope with how to protect our privacy while sharing more details about ourselves than ever before via the Web.
If you doubt that the collection of personal details online is the top privacy concern, just look to the Privacy Commissioner of Canada’s work over the last several years. It has been preoccupied with Facebook, protecting children’s’ online privacy, fighting spam, and Google Streetview, just to name a few. Now we hear that commissioner Jennifer Stoddart will be turning a watchful eye towards companies engaging in online behavioural advertising.
Brian Jackson, Associate Editor, ITBusiness.ca
Appearing at a conference hosted by the Association of Canadian Advertisers, Stoddart said advertisers can’t use tracking technology that users are unaware of or unable to decline. If they do, they could face disciplinary measures such as an audit by the office, or being taken to Federal Court and publicly shamed. But we’ve heard this watchdog bark before, and rarely have we seen it bite.
iPhone tracking controversy & PlayStation breach: Both unacceptable and avoidable
May 5th
The following is an excerpt from Commissioner Cavoukian’s keynote presentation at the IAPP Canada Privacy Symposium on May 5, 2011.
Privacy by Disaster is what you get when you don’t do Privacy by Design – when you don’t build privacy into technologies, business processes, and infrastructures proactively, right from the beginning!
The Apple iPhone/iPad controversy has put mobile location privacy in the spotlight. The Sony PlayStation breach is another case in point.
Ann Cavoukian, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario
How to get the best wireless phone plan for your business
Aug 3rd
The battle for wireless customers in Canada has been sizzling hot this summer with new entrants such Wind Mobile enticing cell phone users with anything from hot deals to hotdogs. Meanwhile, incumbent Rogers Communication has amped the discussion decibels with it own bargain basement brand Chatr, causing startup Mobilitcity to threaten legal action.
If consumers are confused over which mobile service provider to go with you can bet not a few small and medium sized businesses eager to cut expenses are in the same quandary.
Nestor Arellano
There are numerous free to low cost services that offer to help consumers and businesses compare wireless plans and prices.
One firm I checked out, MyCELLmyTERMS.com recently launched an SMB-specific service that takes a novel approach to the problem of getting the best cell phone plan for its clients.
Rather than simply help clients find an existing plan that will suit their needs, MyCELL helps cell phone users negotiate the best price, packages, phones and perks with the independent dealers for the mobile service companies. Read the rest of this entry »
Prepare to keep your iPad connected on the cheap
May 10th
If the million-plus sales of Apple’s iPad south of the border is any indication, many Canadians will be chomping the bit to pre-order the “magical” tablet computer May 10.
Apple is saying it will ship the devices to the Great White North May 28. There will be two versions available – the cheaper Wi-Fi version (starting at $549) and a more expensive Wi-Fi and 3G version (starting at $879). Canadian pricing details haven’t been released yet.
