Ontario school boards sue social media giants
Four major Ontario school boards are taking some of the largest social media companies to court over their products, alleging the way they’re designed has [...]
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Canadians lost $163 million to scam so far in 2021: CAFC
According to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC), in the last year, Canadians have lost more than $163 million to various scams, with 33,000 reports filed to the agency. [...]
Canada Border Services warns of scam
The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) is warning the public about an extortion scam Canadians are experiencing involving fraudsters claiming to be from the Canada Border [...]
Facebook explains what caused global outage
The global outage that knocked Facebook and its other platforms offline for hours was caused by an error during routine maintenance, the company said. Facebook’s vice [...]
Netflix chooses Toronto for its new Canadian Headquarters
Netflix has chosen Toronto as the spot for its previously announced Canadian corporate office. Netflix said in February it planned to open an office in this country but was [...]
Over 500 million Facebook users’ personal data leaked online
The phone numbers and personal data of more than 500 million Facebook users has been posted online by a low-level hacker in a forum for free. Alon Gal, CTO of Hudson Rock, [...]
Kenya passes data protection law crucial for tech investments
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday approved a data protection law which complies with European Union legal standards as it looks to bolster investment in its [...]
Twitter bans political advertisements from its platform
Twitter has announced a ban on all political advertising from its service, saying on Wednesday that social media companies give advertisers an unfair advantage [...]
Cellphone ban in Ontario classrooms comes into effect on Monday
As of Monday, Ontario students will no longer be able to use their cellphones in classrooms. The Progressive Conservative government announced back in August that they would [...]
5 recent Kenyan innovations that earned international recognition
A growing crop of young Kenyans are proving that beyond Olympics, Kenya has the potential to produce trailblazing innovations with the capacity to transform the world. [...]