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Bringing about a higher level of transparency and accountability in provincial and federal governments to help protect taxpayers from abuse

Bringing about a higher level of transparency and accountability in provincial and federal governments to help protect taxpayers from abuse.

Florida police are using Amazon’s creepy real-time facial-recognition tech

Between its cloud services and retail business, Amazon has plenty of angles when it comes to raking in the cash. But CEO Jeff Bezos’ ecommerce giant has one more unusual money maker up its sleeve: Selling facial recognition technology to the police.

According to documents obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union, Amazon recently sold access to its real-time “Rekognition” facial recognition tech to the Orlando, Florida police department, which could potentially use it as part of their future crime-solving goals.

Read more at digitaltrends.

Intelligence agency withheld information from statement about MP’s phone hack

Five months after a Radio-Canada/CBC investigation revealed that the country’s major mobile networks are vulnerable to hacking and fraud, documents obtained through Access to Information show that the agency responsible for the security of the federal government’s networks withheld some information from the public at the time.

Using only the cellphone number of MP Matthew Dubé — and with the New Democrat’s consent as part of the Radio-Canada/CBC investigation​ — cybersecurity experts in Germany proved they were able to intercept his communications and track his movements.

Read more at CBC News

Embedding Canadian values in cybersecurity policy

It feels like not a week goes by without a news report about a major corporation being hacked. Target, JP Morgan, Home Depot, Sony, Hilton Hotels, Equifax and Uber are some of the most well-known companies that have made headlines for having their critical systems penetrated, allowing valuable customer data to end up in the hands of criminals. The magnitude of the threat and the scale of the potential damage in this field are rarely overstated.

Read more at Policy Options

You’re A Victim Of Identity Fraud. Do You Know What To Do?

The OPP wants to make sure you are not one of the thousands of victims of identity fraud expected to lose millions of dollars this year.

Last year, there were 9,481 complaints about it in Canada. Those victims are expected to suffer a combined loss of $12-million.

October is Cyber Security Month, and the OPP believes the more the public knows about identity fraud, the less likely people will be victimized.

Police have released a video in hopes of educating the public.

Read more at Blackburn News