By Monique Rodrigues on April 11, 2019 | Tagged with Academic Honesty, Canvas, computer science, Data Collection, Data Ownership, Digital identity, Digital Identity Digest, education, Events, Hacking, law, learning analytics, Learning Management System, public interest technology, sociology, technology, UBC, universities
What are universities doing with all the data they collect about you? The Ubyssey published an article about how UBC intends to use students’ data to provide insights to support teaching and learning through its learning analytics project. Although it sounds like a positive development in education, some people are concerned about whether the extensive […]
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By defne inceoglu on April 9, 2019 | Tagged with Canadian art, digital art, digital platforms, Mental Health
“[…] Continually thinking through my own experiences helps validate others living with mental illness experiences. It is about inclusivity, saying you aren’t alone in this, I am here with you and this is how I am working through it and thinking about it”. Online platforms have become increasingly popular tools for artists. Apps and websites […]
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By Jason Cheung on April 9, 2019 | Tagged with corporate responsibility, Data, data abuse, Data Protection, data regulation, data security, Hacking, information fiduciary, private data
In this second half, we will look at: Are there adequate legal repercussions for losing customer data to hackers? Ways to assess the strength of a potential information fiduciary before doing business and creating an account Critical perspectives Are there adequate consequences for information fiduciaries if they expose my data? The difficulty in establishing liability […]
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By defne inceoglu on April 4, 2019 | Tagged with banking, chip tech, finance, fraud, tap, technology
Most people in Canada have tap on their credit and debit cards; in fact banks standardized this a number of years ago. It makes for quicker, easier transactions by removing the need to enter a pin number. But how safe is it against fraud or theft? On this week’s episode of Digital Tattoo’s Digital Finance […]
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By Jason Cheung on April 2, 2019 | Tagged with corporate responsibility, Data, data abuse, Data Protection, data regulation, data security, Hacking, information fiduciary, private data
In this two-part blog post, we will look at: What is an ‘information fiduciary’? What you should do when an information fiduciary you trust gets hacked? Are there adequate legal repercussions for losing customer data to hackers? Ways to assess the strength of a potential information fiduciary before doing business and creating an account What […]
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By Jason Cheung on April 2, 2019 | Tagged with anti-virus, Government Surveillance, Hacking, malware, privacy, smartphone, spyware, surreptitious, surveillance
A report by Vice News [1] published last week points to a report made by the cybersecurity group Security Without Borders [2] about Android malware that disguises itself as innocuous apps on Google’s Play Store. While disguising malicious software as harmless applications is not a technique that is new [3], the article published by Vice […]
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By dominique rivera on March 28, 2019 | Tagged with Digital Grievance, facebook, Grievance, Instagram, Social media
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 […]
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By samantha summers on March 25, 2019 | Tagged with cybersecurity, data security, Digital identity, identity theft, Office of the privacy commissioner, online identity, privacy
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 […]
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By defne inceoglu on March 21, 2019 | Tagged with banking, efinance, finance, mobile apps
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 […]
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By Jason Cheung on March 19, 2019 | Tagged with biometric data, cybersecurity, fingerprint, In the News, personal data
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 […]
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