Are you a good digital citizen?
Are you a good digital citizen?
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Today is National Child Day
It’s also the 20th anniversary of the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention of the Rights of the Child. A significant milestone, this made privacy a basic human right for everyone under the age of eighteen.
Read moreAudit of the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada
(from our news release)
Read moreLavapies – one neighbourhood battles surveillance
I had the chance earlier this week to attend The Public Voice, a conference in Madrid to help civil society groups share their work and their points of view on important privacy issues.
Read moreThis week is Media Literacy Week
Is there a young person in your life who is fixated on social network and video-sharing sites, online games and gadgets such as iPods and mobile phones? If so, you may want to take notice of the Media Literacy Week, which is taking place this week, from November 2 to 6, 2009.
Read moreHow a severe pandemic might affect your personal information
Now that Canada has officially entered the “second wave” of the H1N1 flu season, and the United States President has proclaimed the H1N1 pandemic to be a national emergency, Canadians are staring at the possibility of a significant flu outbreak. The sense of concern and urgency about how to respond to this situation presents interesting challenges for protecting the right to privacy.
Read moreSurvey says Americans Reject Tailored Advertising
A survey commissioned by American academics and privacy advocates reveals that Americans are generally suspicious of efforts to track their behaviour online and to target advertising based on this tracking.
Read moreThere are other social networks with privacy concerns
As you might have noticed, we’ve spent quite a bit of time over the past year looking at the privacy issues surrounding social networks.
Read moreA sneak peek at a government file ABOUT YOU
Ever wonder what information a government agency might hold about your traveling habits? Thanks to an anonymous U.S citizen, we can sneak a peek at a travel record held by the United States Department of Homeland Security. The scanned copies are posted on philosecurity, and include data like:
Read moreProtecting personal information online – do young people get it?
Our Commissioner, Jennifer Stoddart is worried that maybe they don’t. After conducting an investigation into Facebook’s privacy policies, we’re now turning our attention to youth as the school year gets underway. Because while they may be savvy about using social media, many of them still may not know how to create a secure online identity.
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