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This Company Has Built a Profile on Every American Adult
Every move you make. Every click you take. Every game you play. Every place you stay. They’ll be watching you. Canada wants to keep federal data within national borders
Canada has released its latest cloud adoption strategy which includes policy around storing sensitive government information within national borders.China's elevated bus: Futuristic 'straddling bus' hits the road
The 2m-high Transit Elevated Bus took its inaugural test run in the streets of Hebei, much to the amazement of Chinese citizens.
The 2m-high Transit Elevated Bus took its inaugural test run in the streets of Hebei, much to the amazement of Chinese citizens. 
No, it's not only you—some user interfaces today intentionally want to confuse and enroll. It happens to the best of us. After looking closely at a bank statement or cable bill, suddenly a small, unrecognizable charge appears. Fine print sleuthing soon pr First B.C. offshore earthquake early warning sensor up and running
Scientists in Victoria have successfully placed the first offshore earthquake early warning sensor along the Cascadia fault off Vancouver Island. France: Windows 10 collects 'excessive personal data', issues Microsoft with formal warning
After accusations that Windows 10 collects too much data about users, France's National Data Protection Commission (CNIL) has order Microsoft to comply with the French Data Protection Act within three months. The company has been ordered to "stop collectAmerica's broken digital copyright law is about to be challenged in court
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a lawsuit on Thursday that American copyright wonks, technologists and security researchers have been hotly awaiting for nearly 20 years. If they succeed, one of America’s most controversial technology laws w
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a lawsuit on Thursday that American copyright wonks, technologists and security researchers have been hotly awaiting for nearly 20 years. If they succeed, one of America’s most controversial technology laws w Musk 'master plan' sees Tesla making a pickup and semi truck
Tesla Motors Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk Wednesday unveiled an ambitious plan to expand the company into electric semi trucks and buses, car sharing and solar energy systems FreeMilo sparks free speech debate after Twitter bans conservative writerTech | 207696 hits | 12:10 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A debate over free speech erupted online after Twitter permanently suspended the account of a well-known conservative pundit. StatsCan says government's IT agency providing 'slower, lower quality services'
Setbacks and shortcomings at the federal government's tech support agency could delay Statistics Canada's release of "mission critical" information required by the Bank of Canada, Department of Finance and commercial banks, according to a new report.Tech | 207021 hits | 9:02 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
As you may have suspected, your car is spying on you. Fire up a new model and it updates more than 100,000 data points, including rather personal details like the front-seat passenger’s weight. The navigation system tracks every mile and remembers your ro
'This is the beginning': Big bucks, security concerns for wildly popular 'Pokemon GO'
The massively popular smartphone game "Pokemon Go" is raking in huge profits for parent company Nintendo, even as some raise privacy concerns over how closely players' movements are being followed in the GPS-enabled game.
Tech | 206815 hits | 9:15 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The massively popular smartphone game "Pokemon Go" is raking in huge profits for parent company Nintendo, even as some raise privacy concerns over how closely players' movements are being followed in the GPS-enabled game. 2016 is getting a leap second
Already a leap year, 2016 will drag on a bit longer. International timekeepers are adding a leap second at year's end.10 million Android phones infected by all-powerful auto-rooting apps | Ars Technica
Security experts have documented a disturbing spike in a particularly virulent family of Android malware, with more than 10 million handsets infected and more than 286,000 of them in the US. Researchers from security firm Check Point Software said the mal
Security experts have documented a disturbing spike in a particularly virulent family of Android malware, with more than 10 million handsets infected and more than 286,000 of them in the US. Researchers from security firm Check Point Software said the mal Antivirus software is 'increasingly useless' and may make your computer less safe
Internet security experts warn that anti-malware technology is becoming less and less effective at protecting your data and devices, and may even be making you more vulnerable in some ways.Tech | 207224 hits | 3:59 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
'People are waiting at checkpoints in the heat every day to pass by a fake detector, which is just a toy' Newsrooms try to adapt as Facebook, Google take on role of spreading the news
CBCNews.ca has been running for 20 years now. It's come a long way from what it was in 1996, but the news industry has undergone even more monumental change in these years. Some media thinkers weigh in on what the future might hold for the industry.Mystery file in preview build hints at Windows 10 subscriptions
With the official launch of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update less than a month away, recent preview builds have been downright boring, with no new features to write about. But hold on a minute. What's this Windows Upgrade to Subscription tool?
With the official launch of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update less than a month away, recent preview builds have been downright boring, with no new features to write about. But hold on a minute. What's this Windows Upgrade to Subscription tool? A Canadian man invented a wheel that can make cars move sideways | National Post
A three minute promotional video shows a Toyota Echo sliding around an Ontario driveway as if on a block of iceMomentum Machines robot-powered restaurant is opening in San Francisco
The Momentum Machines robot can crank out 400 made-to-order burgers an hour. Now, it looks like the company is opening a restaurant in San Francisco.
Tech | 206998 hits | 2:25 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Momentum Machines robot can crank out 400 made-to-order burgers an hour. Now, it looks like the company is opening a restaurant in San Francisco. Clicking 'I accept' doesn't mean you surrender right to know how a company uses your data
Have you ever thought about what app companies do with your data once you share it with them? Do you wonder if they track your location, or your social networks or something else? If any of those thoughts have ever crossed your mind — and there are good r 'Thoughts and prayers' do nothing to stop mass shootings in this video game (or in real life)
Your thoughts and prayers will do nothing to stop mass shootings in this viral video game that mocks played-out, post-tragedy platitudes. Tape over your laptop camera' Why it might not be as paranoid as it seemsTech | 206641 hits | 9:16 PM on Friday | posted by shockedcanadian
Firm pays $950,000 penalty for using Wi-Fi signals to secretly track phone users
InMobi ad network, which reaches more than 1 billion devices, settles FTC charges.
InMobi ad network, which reaches more than 1 billion devices, settles FTC charges. Beer-by-eagle plan shut down; brewery uses feather-covered drone
When the government shut down a high-flying promotional stunt, a Vancouver Island-based brewery found a new way to deliver "Beer From a Bird."Google has a plan in case it builds a KILLER Terminator robot
GOOGLE is forging ahead with its plans for artificial intelligence, despite warnings from Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking that it could speed the end of humanity. But fortunately, Google does have a back-up plan.
Tech | 206897 hits | 9:32 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
GOOGLE is forging ahead with its plans for artificial intelligence, despite warnings from Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking that it could speed the end of humanity. But fortunately, Google does have a back-up plan.
Microsoft could have jeopardized Chinko Project’s missions and even lives with automatic upgrades, says its pilot and IT expert. Many Lexus navigation systems bricked by over-the-air software update | The Verge
An unknown number of Lexus automobiles have seen their infotainment and navigation head units broken by a bug in an over-the-air software update from Lexus. The glitch, which was confirmed by a Lexus spokesperson, was delivered in a routine software updatUAV-freezing gun will soon be trialled by airports across the US
Three British companies developed the Anti-UAV Defense System (Auds), which is due to be included in new trials by the US aviation authority.
Tech | 206883 hits | 12:12 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Three British companies developed the Anti-UAV Defense System (Auds), which is due to be included in new trials by the US aviation authority.
Facebook begins tracking non-users around the internet | The Verge
Facebook will now display ads to web users who are not members of its social network, the company announced Thursday, in a bid to significantly expand its online ad network. As The Wall Street...How the Internet works: Submarine fiber, brains in jars, and coaxial cables
A deep dive into Internet infrastructure, plus a rare visit to a subsea cable landing site.
A deep dive into Internet infrastructure, plus a rare visit to a subsea cable landing site. Calgary teen reinvents the wheel to win 1st year university tuition
A Calgary student has literally just reinvented the wheel, and it's paid off in the form of a university entrance scholarship. Is Facebook eavesdropping on your phone conversations?
It’s irresistible, enticing and addicting. And, it’s available 24-hours a day all over the world to billions of people. Facebook beckons to users seemingly with a two-prong approach – both the pressure and pleasure to post.Too fat for Facebook: photo banned for depicting body in 'undesirable manner'
Facebook has apologized for wrongly banning a photo of plus-sized model Tess Holliday for violating the its ‘health and fitness’ advertising policy
Tech | 207780 hits | 10:18 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Facebook has apologized for wrongly banning a photo of plus-sized model Tess Holliday for violating the its ‘health and fitness’ advertising policy U of T engineering team working on 'Hyperloop'; could radically transform long-distance travelTech | 206232 hits | 1:11 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A team from the University of Toronto’s engineering department is hoping to radically transform long-distance transportation. They want to be the first to create so-called Hyperloop technology that could whisk people at near supersonic speeds through a tTwitter bars spy agencies from analytics service that spots terror attacks
Twitter has cut off US intelligence from using a data miner able to rifle through user tweets without limit, a move likely to cause outrage in federal circles.
Tech | 206709 hits | 12:14 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Twitter has cut off US intelligence from using a data miner able to rifle through user tweets without limit, a move likely to cause outrage in federal circles.Estero man arrested for hacking into state, Lee elections website
David Levin, 31-year-old whitehat hacker and father of two, is accused of hacking into the Florida and Lee Co. elections websites.
David Levin, 31-year-old whitehat hacker and father of two, is accused of hacking into the Florida and Lee Co. elections websites. SpaceX lands rocket at sea for a second time | CTV News
For the second month in a row, the aerospace upstart SpaceX landed a rocket on an ocean platform early Friday, this time following the successful launch of a Japanese communications satellite. Roll out of new federal-government-wide email system halted, again
The project to move government email accounts to a single email has been delayed again. The initiative is more than a year behind schedule and a May 29 rollout has been postponed. New Windows 10 updates causing massive problems for some users
One of the big changes Microsoft introduced in Windows 10 was mandatory updates. It’s easy to see why the software giant believed this was a good idea -- reducing the number of unpatched systems is great news for everyone -- but it does mean when a bad upDriverless pods will be on the roads of Singapore by the end of the year
Futuristic-looking driverless pods will be on the roads of Singapore by the end of the year.
Tech | 207904 hits | 10:17 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Futuristic-looking driverless pods will be on the roads of Singapore by the end of the year. 4 facts about the pink full moon
Although it's not actually pink in colour, April's full moon has historically been a sign of the arrival of spring. And tonight when it rises, it will coincide with a partial lunar eclipse. UBC professor develops marijuana breathalyzerTech | 207774 hits | 12:10 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
As the federal government prepares to unveil its marijuana legislation next spring, a researcher at the University of British Columbia has successfully created a breathalyzer test capable of measuring THC levels. Orca satellite tagging halted after dart found in dead whale
A controversial satellite tagging program for orcas has been temporarily suspended by U.S. researchers after one of the affected whales turned up dead in B.C. waters with fragments of a dart still in its fin.Back to Canada News
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