Digital Identity Digest (October)
US citizens can register to vote within Snapchat application In an appeal to its young audience, the popular and ephemeral video sharing application, Snapchat, is encouraging young people to vote by allowing them to register within the application. The campaign is in partnership with Democracy Works’ TurboVote, and its advertisements will automatically be displayed in Snapchat Stories for […]
Digital Identity Digest (August 21 – 27)
New Facebook application for teens presents privacy concerns Facebook released a new video sharing application called Lifestage this week that is intended for users under the age of 21. The social media company has been losing market share to ephemeral applications like Snapchat, and has been looking for ways to engage the young users who favour its […]
Digital Identity Digest (August 14 – 20)
Hackers targeting medical records For most of us, our largest concern relating to digital security is exposing our banking information to cybercriminals. Whether it’s our credit card numbers our private chequing or savings account information, we’re willing to endure safeguards like chip and pin protocols and highly secretive passwords. However, and perhaps because of all these security […]
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