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Patriot One Technologies wholly-owned subsidiary Xtract Technologies is pleased to announce it has secured a $157,000 contract with Canada's Department of National Defence through the Public Works and Government Services Canada Division, as part of the Innovative Solutions Canada Program. The outcome will be a solution that will provide innovative devices, applications, personal protective equipment and technology to help firefighters work in a more Head Up Hands Free mode of operation on the fire ground.
Facebook has agreed to pay a Can$9 million fine for making false or misleading claims about its privacy settings, Canada's competition watchdog announced Tuesday. An investigation of the social media network's practices from 2012 to 2018 found that the company gave Canadians the impression that users could control who saw their personal information on Facebook and Messenger.
CA domains, among other important internet functions, is rolling out a free Canada-wide DNS-over-HTTPS service to protect people's privacy. The Canadian Internet Registry Authority today said its new Canadian Shield service will allow people and businesses to encrypt their DNS queries in transit between their devices and CIRA's servers, providing an added layer of security at a time where millions in the country are transitioning to working from home mid-coronavirus pandemic.
Canada's privacy watchdog on Friday announced an investigation into a US software startup reportedly capable of matching images of unknown faces to photos it mined from millions of websites and social media networks. In a statement, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner said Clearview AI's collection and stockpiling of more than three billion photos potentially violated Canadian law, if the photos were obtained without permission.
Mastercard on Thursday unveiled a new cyber center in Vancouver, Canada, located at the refurbished Old Stock Exchange Building, where Mastercard subsidiary NuData is also stationed. The center will bring a boost to technology employment, particularly in Vancouver, with just short of 400 new jobs.
Canada's spy agencies are divided over whether or not to ban Chinese technology giant Huawei from fifth generation (5G) networks over security concerns, the Globe and Mail reported Wednesday. read more
A massive data breach last year at Desjardins credit union has turned out to be bigger than originally thought, affecting all 4.2 million of its customers, Canada's largest banking co-operative...
Former Regulator Robin Gould-Soil on Convergence of Privacy, SecurityFormer regulator Robin Gould-Soil has a unique perspective, with experience in both the public and private sectors. She weighs...
OnX Canada, a leading cloud and application solution provider that serves businesses, healthcare organizations, and government agencies across Canada, offers Cisco SD-WAN as a Service. SD-WAN is a...
Canada's Desjardins credit union announced Thursday that the personal banking information of 2.9 million customers had been stolen by an employee and distributed to outside parties. read more