Mark you calendars , October 1st 2017 Mandatory Breach Reporting Requirements kick in. THERE ARE 7 SITUATIONS WHERE YOU MUST NOTIFY THE ONTARIO PRIVACY COMMISSIONER OF A PRIVACY BREACH Use or disclosure without authority : Looking at a family member, a celebrity, a politician records out of curiosity or for a malicious intent. Limited exceptions: accessing a record…
For better or for worse, for decades public figures ranging from celebrities to CEOs to politicians to athletes have been notoriously remembered for 10-or-15-second snippets of speech endlessly repeated as quotes in newspapers, snippets in television commercials or on news reports until they come to capsulize the person. For example, way back in 2o14, Elon…
The rise of social media has immeasurable power. Whereas in the past, people would get their recent news updates from television or the radio, now it is regular, lay people (often in 140 characters or less) spreading the news. While sharing opinion on social media outlets has the power to liberate and empower people, the…
A Presentation by Dr. Waël Hassan at Boston University School of Media & Communications Abstract: Companies who developed Success Criteria, established their Style, decided their Sources, Setup a business process, whilst they survey their results are winning big on social media. The most unknown part of building an enterprise social media service is how to…
As the global uptake of social media continues to climb, a new outlet to target a wide range of demographics has emerged. While traditional forms of media such as print advertisements, billboards and networking have remained prominent in the past, use of social media as a form of marketing has exponentially increased as more users…
Last Friday, the WannaCry cyberattack effected more than 300,000 computers, impacting thousands of businesses, hospitals and enterprises, across 153 countries by taking advantage of outdated versions of Windows that never had updated Microsoft’s crucial security upgrades. With the increasing amounts of advance threats by attackers and the overall skyrocketing growth of malware, relying on…
During the last three days we collected 461,325 tweets. The INTERNET clearly thinks that NSA enabled the ransomeware attack and that it will happen again 2056 RT @Snowden: When @NSAGov-enabled ransomware eats the internet, help comes from researchers, not spy agencies. Amazing story. https://t.co/tNwXwJEy07 1191 RT @chemaalonso: El lado del mal – El ataque del…
The daily life and economics of the global citizen depend each time more on a stable, secure, and resilient cyberspace. Even before was elected president, Donald Trump promised to make cybersecurity “an immediate and top priority for [his] administration.” Yet, months into his presidency, Trump and global leaders worldwide have struggled to deal with how…
Following a majority vote in the House of Commons passing the bill and a final approval by the Senate, Bill S-201 received royal assent on May 4th. The bill, also referred to as the Genetic Non-Discrimination Act, is a preliminary step towards the amendment of the Canadian Human Rights Act as it aims to prevent…
Defend Border Privacy This post simply is broadcasting Open Media’s Message. What do you think Lithuania, Estonia, Malta, and the Netherlands have in common? What if I told you they’re in a list of countries whose citizens’ private data receive greater legal protection from the U.S. than Canadians’ data does? 1 We share a lot…