May 18, 2023 China's Cyberspace Administration (CAC) has initiated a comprehensive effort to prevent the spread of fake news and online impersonation. According to an official statement, the regulator has shut down over 100,000 internet accounts in the more...
April 28, 2023 Welcome to Cyber Security Today. This is the week in Review edition for the week ending Friday, Arpil 28th, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, cybersecurity reporter for ITWorldCanada.con and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. In a few more...
March 9, 2023 According to CFRA, investors believe that the proposal to ban TikTok in America will benefit rivals such as Snapchat, Google, and Meta, with billions of dollars in TikTok ad revenue up for grabs. Angelo Zino, more...
March 3, 2023 To address the growing threat of cyberattacks, the White House has released a new National Cybersecurity Strategy. The strategy outlines how the government of the United States will work to protect its networks, data, and more...
January 24, 2023 The U.S. Justice Department and eight U.S. states are suing Google for allegedly monopolizing online advertising. The complaint, filed Tuesday in Virginia, alleges that Google monopolizes key digital advertising technologies, collectively referred to as the more...
January 12, 2023 According to a new study published by New York University's Center for Social Media and Politics, Russian Twitter trolls had no recognizable impact on the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. Previous research and government more...
December 1, 2022 The ability of victims of data theft in Ontario to sue organizations for failing to protect their information under a fledgling privacy right has been almost eliminated by a ruling of the province’s appeal court. more...
November 1, 2022 This afternoon the Trudeau government begins its campaign to convince businesses that there’s nothing to fear in its second attempt to update the federal privacy law covering the private sector. Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne will more...
September 22, 2022 Canadian privacy regulators are urging governments, health sector institutions, and health providers to strengthen the IT networks that support the country’s medical infrastructure. Following a meeting in Newfoundland this week, privacy commissioners and ombudsmen from more...
September 6, 2022 Instagram has been heavily fined by Irish regulators after an investigation revealed that the social media platform mismanaged the confidential information of teenagers in breach of the European Union's strict data protection rules. The fine more...
