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Canadian Travellers Frustrated As U.S. Cruise Lines Won’t Recognize Mixing-and-matching COVID-19 Vaccines | Global News

July 22, 2021July 22, 2021 mdbincbi

Some Canadians are frustrated after cruise lines in the United States issued policies stating they do not recognize mixing-and-matching of COVID-19 vaccines as being fully vaccinated. Thousands of Canadians heeded the call to mix-and-match their doses as the country faced vaccine supply issues. That call was bolstered when the National Advisory Committee on Immunization not only said mixing-and-matching was acceptable but recommended it when the first dose was a viral vector vaccine, like AstraZeneca. Read full story here: Canadian Travellers Frustrated As U.S. Cruise Lines Won’t Recognize Mixing-and-matching COVID-19 Vaccines…

Is It OK To Ask About Someone’s COVID-19 Vaccine Status? Experts Weigh In | Global News

July 13, 2021July 13, 2021 mdbincbi

Nicole Hunt thought she was just making small talk with the next person in line when she asked whether he’d been vaccinated. But she soon found she’d run afoul of the shifting social mores surrounding this prickly question. Hunt said she and the stranger were waiting for ice cream when they started commiserating over how ready they were to be done with COVID-19 restrictions. Read full story here: Is It OK To Ask About Someone’s COVID-19 Vaccine Status? Experts Weigh In | Global News

Vaccine Passports Ignite Debate Over Privacy vs. Public Health | CBC News

July 5, 2021July 5, 2021 mdbincbi

As a steadily rising number of fully vaccinated Canadians emerge from hiding to test the gradual return to pre-pandemic normalcy, a conundrum looms: what to do about those who, for whatever reason, haven’t had a shot? Striking the proper balance between public health and personal freedom, and figuring out whether one must be relinquished to protect the other, will become increasingly key as the country reopens. Read full story here: Vaccine Passports Ignite Debate Over Privacy vs. Public Health | CBC News

Canada Is Going To Ban New Gas-powered Car Sales By 2035 | Electrek

July 1, 2021July 1, 2021 mdbincbi

Canada is the latest country to announce an upcoming ban on new gas-powered car sales. Canada has set the target of 2035 in a move to accelerate electric vehicle adoption. Over the last few years, several countries have announced plans to stop allowing the sale of gas-powered vehicles. Norway is the leader on that front, and it aims to phase out new fossil fuel-powered vehicles by 2025. It is already well on its way, with the majority of new vehicle sales already being all-electric. Read full story here: Canada Is…

Federal Agencies Use Facial Recognition From Private Companies, But Almost Nobody Is Keeping Track | The Verge

July 1, 2021July 1, 2021 mdbincbi

A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has revealed near-total lack of accountability from federal agencies using facial recognition built by private companies, like Clearview AI. Of the 14 federal agencies that said they used privately built facial recognition for criminal investigations, only Immigration and Customs Enforcement was in the process of implementing a list of approved facial recognition vendors and a log sheet for the technology’s use. Read full story here: Federal Agencies Use Facial Recognition From Private Companies, But Almost Nobody Is Keeping Track | The…

Boosting Solar Adoption With The Powerlily App | PVBuzz

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 mdbincbi

The Canadian Federal government recently unveiled its latest budget, outlining additional funding to build on A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy. The budget clearly supports several policies that seek to reorient Canada’s economy away from fossil fuel dependence, of which a rising carbon tax (up to $170 by 2030) and $40,000 interest-free loans for home retrofits, including solar energy, are two of the most notable aspects. Read full story here: Boosting Solar Adoption With The Powerlily App | PVBuzz

Google Is Finally Trying To Kill Passwords — Here’s How | Tom’s Guide

May 11, 2021May 11, 2021 mdbincbi

Google will soon make two-factor authentication (2FA) mandatory for all Google accounts. From May 10, Google will ask people who have enrolled in two-step verification (2SV) (the abbreviation Google uses) to confirm it’s really them with just a tap of a Google prompt on their phone. “Soon we’ll start automatically enrolling users in 2SV if their accounts are appropriately configured,” added Mark Risher, director of Product Management, Identity and User Security at Google. Read full story here: Google Is Finally Trying To Kill Passwords — Here’s How | Tom’s Guide

Inflation Is Coming: Signs That Everything Is About To Get Much More Expensive | National Post

March 19, 2021March 19, 2021 mdbincbi

We have bad news for you, reader: Real estate is crazy expensive, your money isn’t going to do anything for you in a bank account, and now that $20 in your pocket may start hemorrhaging value just by virtue of existing. Below, a rundown of all the reasons that your loonies could soon be losing up to 5 cents of value every year. If you haven’t noticed, the price of virtually everything is skyrocketing. Read full story here: Inflation Is Coming: Signs That Everything Is About To Get Much More…

Africa and the Americas Pay the Most for the Worst Internet Service | PC Magazine

March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 mdbincbi

Internet connectivity can be expensive, especially when you upgrade your plan to get the best connection possible. Some areas in the United States pay as high as $7 per megabit. But what if you had a bad connection? How much would you still be willing to pay? According to Surfshark, the worst internet in the world is also the least affordable. Using information from the Digital Quality of Life index, Surfshark was able to determine that the regions that pay the most for internet also receive the worst-quality connections. Oceania…

Tesla Bets Big On Bitcoin, Plans To Accept Cryptocurrency | Bloomberg

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 mdbincbi

Tesla Inc. invested $1.5 billion in Bitcoin and signaled its intent to begin accepting the cryptocurrency as a form of payment, sending prices to a new record after the vote of confidence from the electric-car market leader. The Palo Alto, California-based manufacturer said in a filing Monday it made the bet on Bitcoin after updating its investment policy last month to allow the company to invest in digital assets as well as gold bullion and gold exchange-traded funds. Read full story here: Tesla Bets Big On Bitcoin, Plans To Accept…