May 2, 2022 Parliament should limit Canadian police use of facial recognition technology to closely defined circumstances such as serious crimes, the country’s federal, provincial, and territorial privacy commissioners said today. Their statement was released as three commissioners more...
May 2, 2022 McKinsey researchers have outlined some recommendations that will help companies identify and retain tech talent. Recommendations include remembering that they are being interviewed by top talent, not vice versa; thinking about candidate experience, not recruitment more...
April 29, 2022 Canada, the U.S., and 59 other countries have signed a declaration vowing to work for an open, free, global, interoperable, reliable, and secure internet. It isn’t clear if or how the Declaration on the Future more...
April 28, 2022 The cybersecurity authorities of the U.S., Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the U.K. have published a list of the 15 biggest vulnerabilities exploited in 2021. The list includes Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228), REST API authentication bypass (CVE-2021-40539), more...
April 26, 2022 The EU has agreed on the general terms of the Digital Services Act (DSA). The rule will force technology companies to take more responsibility for the content that appears on their platforms. Although the final more...
April 25, 2022 The British government has announced plans to have workers back in the office. It is believed that a quick return to the office will help strengthen personal collaborative work. Returning workers to their desks has more...
April 21, 2022 The European Union's attempt to introduce a common charging port for devices took a big leap after an EU panel backed the proposal. This means an assembly vote will be held next month on the more...
April 20, 2022 A joint report by CISA, the FBI and the U.S. Treasury Department has warned organizations in the crypto and blockchain industry about a new threat posed by the North Korean hacking group Lazarus. Security agencies more...
April 20, 2022 Digital rights watchdog group Citizen Lab has warned the British government that electronic devices connected to government networks may already be infected with Israeli-made spying software. The spy software, called Pegasus, is a product of more...
April 13, 2022 The American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) is a credit for qualified educational expenditures paid to an eligible student in the first four years of his or her college education. Eligible candidates are students seeking a more...
