Digital Grievance
Digital Grievance By Dominique Rivera For anyone born in or after 2004, Facebook has been active for their entire lives. For some, there has never been an option not to have a digital identity. From the moment they were born, their parents were posting their baby pictures online. Trying to have control over your own […]
Privacy Please! A talk by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Not once have I ever read a privacy policy. This is, of course, shameful to admit, especially for a Digital Tattoo contributor. But between the sheer length of privacy policies and the legalese in which they are often written, time spent reading them usually feels like time wasted. If only there were a cheat sheet […]
Digital Finance Series: Peer to Peer Transactions
On the first ever episode of Digital Tattoo’s Digital Finance Series, we chat about keeping your money safe from theft while using Peer to Peer Transactions! eTransferring money is becoming more and more common, with most banks in Canada offering mobile apps with this function. Follow the links below to read up more on […]
In the News: Researchers Create ‘Master Key’ Fingerprint to Fool Biometric Security
Do you use fingerprints as part of the security of your mobile phone? If you think that the unique characteristics of your fingers provide adequate protection from unauthorized access to your personal information, read on! According to a report by TheNextWeb [1], researchers at New York University have created a set of master fingerprint keys […]
In the News: Saudi Arabia’s Controversial Absher App
In a story first broken by Insider, news of a malevolent function on a Saudi Arabian government app has been criticized over the past few weeks, culminating in members of the US senate pleading with Google and Apple to investigate [1]. The app, Absher has been available for download on iOS since 2015 and on […]
Digital Identity Digest (February 2019)
Are we more exposed with the incoming 5G tech? Developments in 5G technology have been hitting the headlines over and over this year. In Canada, the diplomatic dispute around the Chinese company Huawei is only one of the layers of the discussion. As CBC reports, this is even impacting a possible government decision to ban […]
Blockchain
Blockchain Do you ever read an article about Blockchain and wonder what it’s trying to say? I do. With the all hype about Blockchain in news articles/internet headlines, maybe it’s time for Digital Tattoo to look at Blockchain. To simplify things for readers I will do an in-depth investigation, provide research on Blockchain and create […]
In the News: Facebook begins launch of new petition feature
At the end of January, Facebook began to roll out a petition feature for users across the United States, calling the new tool “Community Actions.” Here, users are able to create a petition about a self-identified social issue, and accrue support from friends and members of the broader Facebook community. As well, this feature allows […]
When Social Media is Also Work
As a Master of Journalism student, I’m constantly dealing with questions around my private and professional presences on social media. More than being a news source for many people, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and other platforms can be great tools to connect with sources and with the audience. The downside is that we are more […]
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