Reality Bites
Signal, DuckDuckGo among firms weighing Canada exit over lawful access bill – National | Globalnews.ca https://globalnews.ca/news/11886905/lawful-access-bill-c-22-companies-services-canada/ #signal #DuckDuckGo #BillC22 #privacy #LawfulAcces #canada View Original Article
Liberals say they won’t split off controversial section of ‘lawful access’ bill https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/06/03/liberals-say-they-wont-split-off-controversial-section-of-lawful-access-bill/ #liberals #BillC22 #LawfulAccess #canada #privacy View Original Article
NordVPN says it could leave Canada over lawful access bill https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/major-vpn-provider-says-it-could-leave-canada-over-lawful-access-bill/ #BillC22 #NordVPN #vpn #privacy #canada View Original Article
RCMP Confirms Bill C-22 Concerns: Police Want Law to Provide Access to Encrypted Communications – Michael Geist https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/05/rcmp-confirms-bill-c-22-concerns-police-want-law-to-provide-access-to-encrypted-communications/ #canada #privacy #BillC22 #encryption View Original Article
Feds Now Open to Changing Bill C-22 After Getting Fact-Checked and Roasted by VPNs | iPhone in Canada https://www.iphoneincanada.ca/2026/05/20/ottawa-bill-c22-misinformation/ #federal #liberals #BillC22 #canada #privacy View Original Article
Alberta’s chief electoral officer wants pause on sharing electors list until law amended | CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-chief-electoral-officer-elector-list-9.7195926 #alberta #ElectionsAlberta #privacy #VotersList View Original Article
What is the lawful access act? What does it mean? https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/bill-to-help-authorities-probe-online-activities-raises-widespread-privacy-fears/ #LawfulAccessAct #bill #online #privacy #canada View Original Article
CSIS, RCMP face ‘significant challenges’ obtaining private data: Intelligence watchdog | CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/csis-rcmp-lawful-access-nsicop-1.7640075 #CSIS #RCMP #data #watchdog #privacy #unitedstates #canada View Original Article
23andMe ‘failed to take basic steps’ to protect private information, investigation finds | CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/23andme-data-breach-investigation-1.7563238 #23andMe #privacy #investigation View Original Article
Snooping nurse fired from Yorkton Regional Health Centre | 650 CKOM https://www.ckom.com/2025/04/11/snooping-nurse-fired-from-yorkton-regional-health-centre/ #nurse #privacy #SHA #sk #sask View Original Article
Privacy is a big topic when it comes to mobile devices. iPhones and iPads show little orange and green indicator icons when apps access the device’s camera or microphone. Here’s an Android app that can do the same. Source: How to See When Apps Access Your Camera and Microphone on Android
Scientists only mapped the human genome 16 years ago, but today you can get a basic test of your genetic code from Walgreens. It’s estimated some 26 million people have already sent their spit to direct-to-consumer DNA-testing companies, and the number is predicted to multiply to 100 million by 2021. Source: How secure is DNA …
Google makes it easier to delete the search, browsing and viewing history it keeps on you Google has revealed the steps it is taking to comply with new European privacy regulations, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). As part of this, Google is making it easier to se… This was posted on Google+
SMS should be put out to pasture already. Canadian court ruling on SMS privacy means you shouldn’t be using SMS Having nothing to hide doesn’t mean you should ignore your privacy. Especially when keeping messages secure and private is so easy. This was posted on Google+
The RCMP Are Being Investigated Over Controversial Spy Tech The use of “StingRays” in Canada may finally come to light. This was posted on Google+
Photo and video sharing made easy! The New Google Photos App Will Include Photo And Video Link Sharing With Privacy Controls We gave you an overview of the new Google Photos app earlier today, but there’s a lot more to see than can be covered in a single post. We’re breaking some… by Ryan …
Most Popular Chrome Extensions and Posts of 2013 It was a big year for Google Chrome–both browsers and products–in 2013, with tons of useful apps and add-ons to protect your privacy, help you be more productive, and customize the web so it works for you. Here’s a look back at the biggest Chrome-related posts of …
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Good grief, this is spreading like crazy again. First of all the video is from 2010 and I remember when this got blown up back then as well. I don't understand why this is such a big deal, most people share pictures on social media so if people are that worried about who might see …
This could be useful if I ever need to send super top secret documents to anyone 😛 SecureGmail Encrypts Your Gmail Messages with One Click Chrome: Privacy is a precious commodity, what with companies tracking you on the web and the NSA collecting data at large, so if you’d like a little security, SecureGmail is …
Should Canadians worry about data snooping? – Canada – CBC News The disclosure that the U.S government secretly collects data from telephone and internet services has raised concerns by some privacy advocates over Canada’s own surveillance techniques and what kind of information Ottawa is mining from Canadians. This was posted on Google+…