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Encrypted Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Private: A Look at WhatsApp Privacy Concerns
By Karen McInnes on June 10, 2022 | Tagged with cybersecurity, Data Collection, Data Protection, Digital Security, personal data, privacy, surveillance, Texting, Whatsapp
Guest Post by Karen McInnes What’s up with WhatsApp? You may have noticed increased news coverage on WhatsApp, this post will break down some of the privacy concerns being discussed. This all started in 2014, when WhatsApp was bought by Facebook. Two years later, WhatsApp began sharing user data with Facebook, unless users specifically chose […]
(Privacy) Check, Please!: The Privacy Implications of QR Code Menus
By Britt Dzioba on December 24, 2021 | Tagged with Data, data, Data Collection, Online Safety, privacy
(Privacy) Check, Please! The Privacy Implications of QR Code Menus There are many habits we now consider the “new normal”. Masks, sanitizer, and awkward Zoom hangouts are just some of the facets of daily life we no longer think twice about. As restaurants open and we can meet outside our screens again, one of the […]
Guest Post: Prepare Your Devices for Online Learning
By Rachael Bradshaw on December 8, 2020 | Tagged with browser, cloudservices, data security, Digital Security, mobile, online learning, Online Safety, privacy, safety, VPN
Guest Post: Prepare Your Devices for Online Learning By, Lina Kim With courses now transitioned into online learning, new issues can arise regarding network speed, web browsers, security, and storage. This blog will go over how you can avoid some of these issues and ensure your device is in tip-top shape. Please note that this […]
Contact tracing apps: How much data do you need to save the world?
By samantha summers on June 9, 2020 | Tagged with contact tracing, COVID-19, Digital Security, digital tracking
Contact tracing refers to the tracking of the spread of a condition during a pandemic outbreak by keeping tabs on who has the condition and with whom they have come in contact. Historically, this required that affected individuals contact everyone with whom they interacted over a period of time, and all of those people contacting […]
Guest Post: Are Instagram Stories As Safe As You Think?
By Eseohe Ojo on March 2, 2020 | Tagged with Digital Security, Instagram, Instagram Stories, Online Safety
Guest Post: Are Instagram Stories As Safe As You Think? By Priyaa Sathiyaseelan In the year 2006, Time magazine chose the People of the year to be You – to recognize the millions of people who anonymously contribute user-generated content to Wikipedia, YouTube, Facebook, and the multitudes of other websites featuring user contribution. Because without […]
Time for TikTok? Security issues and the meteoric rise of TikTok
By samantha summers on February 24, 2020 | Tagged with apps, Digital Safety, privacy
After its launch in 2017, video-sharing app TikTok has become one of the world’s most popular apps. Filling the cultural void left by the fall of Vine in 2016, it became beloved by teenagers all over the world almost overnight. Developed by Chinese company ByteDance, the app allows users to upload videos only a few […]
Guest Post: Look at Me! Look at Me!: Instagramming an Altered Version of Ourselves
By Eseohe Ojo on February 18, 2020 | Tagged with Digital identity, Instagram, Online Presence, Social media
Guest Post: Look at Me! Look at Me!: Instagramming an Altered Version of Ourselves By Delicia Ansalem Many young people, myself included, rely on social media quite a lot. As a visual platform, it’s easy to share experiences within seconds, sometimes even over-documenting. Overall, a person’s profile and highlights can say a lot about them. […]
What Do You Spend Your Screen Time On?
By Eseohe Ojo on June 11, 2019 | Tagged with digital mindfulness, screen addiction, screen time
I got my weekly Screen Time notification and of course, Instagram was my most used application followed by Facebook which got about half as much screen time and Messages, my Google App and Twitter all in the top 5 of 60 apps on my iPhone. With an average of 2 hours, 55 minutes per day […]
Digital Finance Series: Peer to Peer Transactions
By defne inceoglu on March 21, 2019 | Tagged with banking, Digital Security, efinance, finance, mobile apps, Online Safety
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 […]
Allow Access to My Location?
By katie wilson on February 1, 2017 | Tagged with access, Data, Digital identity, Digital Security, digital tattoo, GPS, location, location sharing
Introduction How many times a day do applications on your phone ask to be allowed to access your location. Do you leave your location GPS on all the time? Do you know how to turn it off? If you’re not concerned with how companies like Google having access to your location, consider that with that […]
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