By Jason Cheung on April 24, 2019 | Tagged with biometric data, Digital identity, identity theft, surveillance
In this blog post, we will look at: What are voice biometrics? Why would companies want to start using voice biometrics? Are there risks in using voice biometrics? We may be becoming more familiar, and even more comfortable, with using biometric identifiers for authentication or security keys. A common usage of a type of biometric […]
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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 Jason Cheung on December 11, 2018 | Tagged with Copyright, Government Control, In the News, ISP, surveillance, tax
A proposal by the Screen Composers Guild of Canada (SCGC) to The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, released on September 25, 2018, aims to introduce a ‘copyright tax’ on Internet use, according to the documents released by TorrentFreak [1] In the report [2], the SCGC proposed a tax collected by internet service providers “that is […]
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By victoria mcauley on December 10, 2018 | Tagged with book review, online sharing, Review, shareveillance, surveillance
Shareveillance: The Dangers of Openly Sharing and Covertly Collecting Data Clare Birchall (2017) Digital Tattoo Rating: 2/5 Summary What does it mean to share in the Digital Age? In her book Shareveillance: The Dangers of Openly Sharing and Covertly Collecting Data, Clare Birchall investigates the intricacies of digital sharing on personal and state levels, and […]
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By Jason Cheung on November 6, 2018 | Tagged with Consent, Cyber Security, geolocation, google, In the News, privacy policy, surveillance
Google launched version 69.0 of its Chrome web browser on September 5, 2018 [1]. After the last version update of the browser [2], we talked Google’s decision to mark all HTTP-only websites as ‘Not Secure’. In their update for Chrome 69, Google decided to log users who had turned the ‘Sync’ feature into their […]
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By Jason Cheung on October 23, 2018 | Tagged with data trail, geolocation, google, GPS, In the News, surveillance
You probably already know that there are tradeoffs involved with certain services offered through the internet. One such tradeoff is providing a service with your geographic location to find out where you are, or how to get to a destination from your current location. Google also receives your current geographic location via GPS data sent […]
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By Jason Cheung on October 9, 2018 | Tagged with Digital Rights, ECHELON, Five Eyes, Government Control, Government Surveillance, In the News, PRISM, Snowden, surveillance
Five Eyes (FVEY) Intelligence Alliance is a multi-national agreement for signals intelligence between Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United States, and the United Kingdom [1]. This group emerged as a result of the 1943 Britain-United States of America Agreement (1943 BRUSA Agreement)[2]. Although the treaty was signed and enacted in 1943, the public was only […]
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By Jason Cheung on September 25, 2018 | Tagged with cybercrime, cybersecurity, home monitoring, In the News, IoT, privacy, security, surveillance, utilities
Thinking of upgrading your thermostat or doorbell to a smart, internet-enabled device? You may want to consider the consequences of creating a connection to certain parts or systems of your home through the internet. Smart electricity meters are one example of internet-enabled elements of a person’s home. These meters can read and send the monthly […]
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By Jason Cheung on September 11, 2018 | Tagged with enforcement, freedom, Government Control, In the News, lawful access, police, privacy, security, surveillance
A recent development in a 2017 case in Louisiana has resulted in a suspect being compelled to surrender the passcode to his smartphone. In the case of State of Louisiana v. Sean-Paul Gott [1], one of the four defendants was ordered under a ‘Motion to Compel’ to reveal the password to his smartphone, which was […]
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By bryan short on June 13, 2018 | Tagged with Bianca Wylie, digital tattoo, digital tattoo podcast, Episode 5, podcast, privacy, Sidewalk Labs, Sidewalk Toronto, Smart City, surveillance, technology, The City with Eyes
The Digital Tattoo Podcast – Episode 5 As the government of Canada slowly prepares to embrace the future of city building, a small plot of land races ahead to become the nation’s first smart city. Sidewalk Labs, a subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc., is developing a proposal for 12 acres on the downtown […]
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