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CHAUDHRI: Swipe-and-go workplace policies under scrutiny
4+ hour, 12+ min ago (491+ words) Former employees are suing a major Canadian telecom after being terminated for alleged 'swipe-and-go' behaviour Return to work mandates in Canada have been as popular as a bear at a picnic " unreservedly unwelcome. And some workers have gone to extreme…...
London police to extend use of live facial recognition, drones
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (365+ words) The Met scans the faces of passersby and compares their biometrics with thousands on a watchlist LONDON" London's Metropolitan Police force said Wednesday it will expand the use of drones, artificial intelligence and live facial recognition technology, which has been…...
FBI reveals fake Alabama town for cyber warfare training
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (543+ words) Kinetic Cyber Range is housed inside a 6, 700-square-metre building in Huntsville See more Toronto Sun on Google " save as a Preferred Source The Federal Bureau of Investigations has given the public a small peek into a fake Alabama town used…...
If Ebola comes, we'll be wiped out': DR Congo conflict-displaced
4+ week, 1+ day ago (676+ words) Bunia (DR Congo) (AFP) " Dorcas Mapenzi fears the worst if Ebola comes to the Kingonze camp, where she lives alongside more than 25, 000 other displaced people in the conflict-hit eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. "If Ebola comes, we'll be wiped out…...
U. S. officials seeking extradition of Ottawa man accused of record cyberattack
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (522+ words) Jacob Butler, 23, who was arrested Wednesday by OPP, also facing aiding and abetting computer intrusion charge in Alaska A 23-year-old Ottawa man is facing extradition to the United States after being accused of involvement in massive cyberattacks that affected more…...
LILLEY: On Bill C-22, Apple, Meta warn that Carney will compromise your data
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (678+ words) Bill C-22 forces encryption backdoors and spyware, tech giants warn; Ottawa claims misunderstanding. On one side, you have the lawyers and executives of every major tech company, every telecom company, every major internet provider all saying that the Carney government's Bill…...
Feds to pay $8. 7 M to settle Canada Revenue Agency data breaches lawsuit
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (351+ words) The federal government will have to fork out $8. 7 million to settle a class-action lawsuit after hackers got hold of sensitive information from government websites such as the Canada Revenue Agency. During the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, hackers…...
University of Toronto among universities affected by worldwide cyberattack on Canvas system
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (405+ words) Hacking group Shiny Hunters is claiming responsibility for the breach at Canvas The University of Toronto is one of thousands of schools and universities affected by a cyberattack on Thursday that caused chaos for students cramming for finals and questioned…...
Three Canadians back home and isolating following cruise ship hantavirus outbreak on MV Hondius
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (426+ words) Sylvia Jones, Ontario's health minister, says two travellers are being monitored by local public health units Two Canadian passengers aboard a cruise ship where a hantavirus outbreak was identified have returned to Ontario and are isolating, the province's health minister…...
Three suspected hantavirus patients evacuated from Hondius cruise ship to Netherlands
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (466+ words) Three passengers suspected to have the deadly hantavirus aboard a cruise ship stuck off the coast of Cape Verde have been evacuated to the Netherlands, the head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said…...