Tag: Social Media

RCMP slammed for private surveillance use to trawl social media, ‘darknet’ | Global News

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The RCMP has been quietly using private surveillance companies to trawl through social media accounts and “publicly available” information on the internet since at least 2015, a new report by Canada’s privacy watchdog reveals. And the national police force is rejecting the federal privacy commissioner’s recommendations on making their use of “third-party” surveillance vendors more transparent. Read full story here: RCMP slammed for private surveillance use to trawl social media, ‘darknet’ | Global News

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Your Digital Footprint: It’s Bigger Than You Realize | c|net

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A few years ago, Ken Crum started getting uncomfortable with how much of his life seemed to be online. The long-time computer programmer was particularly concerned by what companies appeared to know about him. The amount of personal information was mind-boggling to the 66-year-old Texan, who recently moved from Dallas to the small town of Weatherford. Data brokers were collecting his personal details. Social media was targeting ads at him. Then one day, after shopping at a local home improvement store, he got an email from the company asking how…

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19 Million Canadians Have Had Their Data Breached In Eight Months | CTV News

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An estimated 19 million Canadians have been affected by data breaches between November 2018 and June 2019, according to numbers obtained by “Attention Control with Kevin Newman,” a new podcast that launched Monday. The numbers come from 446 breaches that were reported to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC). Victims of these kinds of data breaches are vulnerable to identity theft, financial crime, even violence in some cases. Read full story here: 19 Million Canadians Have Had Their Data Breached In Eight Months | CTV News

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US Now Requires Social Media Info For Visa Applications | Engadget

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If you want to stay in the US, you’ll likely have to share your internet presence. As proposed in March 2018 (and to some extent in 2015), the country now requires virtually all visa applicants to provide their social media account names for the past five years. The mandate only covers a list of selected services, although potential visitors and residents can volunteer info if they belong to social sites that aren’t mentioned in the form. Read full story here: US Now Requires Social Media Info For Visa Applications |…

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