Intel Techniques Review
Do you really know what your social media exposure is? What if you discovered that photographs or videos that you thought were secured, hidden or private, could be exposed with just a click of a button? Worse, how can you figure it out and change it? Intel Techniques is a website created by “small […]
Digital Identity Digest (September 2018)
Facebook’s largest security breach in history The biggest news of September came right in the end of the month. Facebook announced that an attack on its computer network had exposed personal information of almost 50 million users. The New York Times reported it was the largest breach in the company’s history. The attackers exploited a […]
Social Media and the Environment
Is social media disrupting the nature of conservation efforts? Have you taken a selfie while hiking, camping, or enjoying the wilderness? Have you thought about what kinds of ecological impacts your selfie may cause? You may be thinking to yourself: “How on earth could taking a nature selfie have ecological consequences?” You may think that […]
New on the Podcast: An Interview with the Information and Privacy Commissioner for B.C., Michael McEvoy
The Digital Tattoo Podcast – Episode 6 With a federal election approaching in Canada, I sat down with the Michael McEvoy, the Information and Privacy for British Columbia, and talked about potential threats to the democratic process. We also discussed how the role of his office is changing and what he learned as a lead […]
Digital Mindfulness – Preventing Screen Addiction
Have you ever been guilty of texting at the dinner table, checking your notifications when hanging out with friends, or having trouble falling asleep without your phone in your hands? You may be an unknowing victim of screen addiction. What is Screen Addiction? Screen Addiction is described by Balhara, Verma, and Bhargava (2018) as “the […]
The Relationship Between You and Institutional Software
Introduction Recently, the University of Toronto decided to switch its Learning Management System (LMS), Blackboard Learn [1] by Blackboard Inc., to Canvas [2] by Instructure. The newly installed LMS is named Quercus, a branded instance of Canvas built for the University of Toronto. This change in software sparked questions for the Digital Tattoo team to find out: […]
Canvas Exposed: The little problem with UBC’s big, expensive new tool
The little problem with UBC’s big, expensive new tool Last year, UBC introduced a new learning management system. Canvas by Instructure was rolled out to replace the aging and underperforming Blackboard Connect. When classes begin this September, UBC’s more than 60,000 students will only be using the new Canvas system. Learning management systems are useful […]
In the News: Censored Version of Google ‘Project Dragonfly’ Coming to China
Google, the company with the motto, “Don’t Be Evil”, is planning to re-enter the Chinese web with a censored search engine code-named “Dragonfly”. The Intercept [1] revealed that exposed, confidential documents state that: “Google’s Chinese search app will automatically identify and filter websites blocked by the Great Firewall. When a person carries out a search, banned […]
In the News: HTTP Only Sites to be Marked as Not Secure by Google Chrome
Following Google’s announcement in Feburary [1], Google Chrome has implemented a decision to mark all non-HTTPS websites as ‘Not Secure’. In its update to Version 68.0 on July 2018, the address bar will show an indication of the security level of every website a user visits: This change helps to alert users to websites that […]
In the News: Facebook and Instagram to Launch Screen Time Tracking Feature
Facebook and Instagram have announced plans to launch a feature that will allow its users to view how long they use each application. This feature is set to be launched on only the smartphone versions of the Facebook and Instagram apps, and not on the desktop versions. Within this feature, users will be able to […]
