Month: July 2024

How to use Google’s Dark Web Report to find out where your data has been leaked | Mashable

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“Dark Web Report” is about to be free for everyone, and, yes, you should care. The title may make this feature sound like some unappealing podcast, but it’s actually a handy Google security tool that everyone should try. Previously exclusive to those who pay for Google One — the paid service that launched around the time Google began suddenly telling everyone their cloud storage was full — Dark Web Report is rolling out to (basically) all free Google Account holders at some point this month (as of this writing). In…

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Canada’s digital services tax is here. How could it affect you? | Global News

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The Digital Services Tax is now in effect. Foreign tech giants must now pay a three per cent levy on revenue from Canadian users, retroactive to 2022, after the federal government enacted the measure with an order-in-council on June 28. Many of those large companies are based in the United States and the American government and business communities on both sides of the border have called for Ottawa to stop the measure. Read full story here: Canada’s digital services tax is here. How could it affect you? | Global News

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As police increasingly use facial recognition technology, calls grow for regulations | CTV News

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Some police services in Canada are using facial recognition technology to help solve crimes, while other police forces say human rights and privacy concerns are holding them back from employing the powerful digital tools. It’s this uneven application of the technology — and the loose rules governing its use — that has legal and AI experts calling on the federal government to set national standards. “Until there’s a better handle on the risks involved with the use of this technology, there ought to be a moratorium or a range of…

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