Archive for the ‘Electronic Databases’ Category

Save Face or Facebook? Why You May Want to Think Twice Before Posting Private Information Online.

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

A recent CBC news story showed several Canada Border Service agents having posted damaging comments and pictures on their Facebook profiles. The pictures showed them partying and drinking while in uniform, and the remarks revealed an inability to discern between certain foreign passports. While the article will undoubtedly raise issues of national security, it should ...

Google’s Personal Databases: So Maybe Google Can Get Copyright Protection, but is it Warranted?

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

So Google, at the behest of the European Union, is compiling what could be the largest personal database the world has ever seen. Does this sound a little Orwellian to anyone? The privacy implications of Google’s actions should concern just about every user of the search engine and internet. As rightly pointed ...

The Dangers of Facebook

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

   The ever-growing world of online social networking is a creature with many faces. From organizing events to finding companionship, programs such as Facebook offer something for everybody. But as the recent fiasco involving Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers shows, beneath the superficial glitter lies a dark and potentially dangerous side to the technology. ...

Canadian activist Doctorow warns of threat from Google, government databases

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

Information is a very powerful thing. Indeed, in the mind of Canadian activist Cory Doctorow it would seem as though it is perhaps the most dangerous weapon of all. Speaking to the Associated Press, he compares the compilation of data by private companies such as Google to the ...