Google rapped over privacy issues by 10 nations: “(BBC) Canada’s Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart has sent an open letter to Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt. The letter raises concerns about privacy issues surrounding social network…
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CA – Ontario adds Internet safety to elementary curriculum (The Canadian Press) Ontario is changing the school curriculum to include Internet safety lessons. The Liberal government has approved changes to the health and physical education…
Canadian privacy watchdog launches investigation into Facebook’s response to its previous investigation: “Canada’s Privacy Commissioner has launched an investigation into changes Facebook made to its privacy policy. The changes were made in response to an…
CA – Web Filters Cause Name Change for a Magazine: (New York Times) In 1920 the Hudson’s Bay Company, which owed much of its early fortune to the trade in beaver pelts, began publishing a…
CA – Government Introduces Mandatory Child Porn Reporting Law: “(Micheal geist) The Justice Minister has tabled the Child Protection Act (Online Sexual Exploitation). Bill C-58 creates a mandatory disclosure requirement on Internet providers where they…
isoHunt: Last Stand in Canada: “The Pirate Bay and Mininova are still around, but crippling legal pressure has gutted Mininova’s index. Similar legal pressure and technological necessity forced The Pirate Bay to shut their tracker…
Canada Fights Child Pornography: “New legislation is expected to be introduced in Canada this week that would force Internet service providers (ISPs) to notify federal authorities of any sites they host which may link to…
Report: U.S. Hosts Bulk of Child Porn: “The Canadian Centre for Child Protection has issued a new report which claims that most commercial child pornography is hosted in the U.S.” (Via XBIZ.com | News &…
Federal government plans to toughen child porn fighting laws: The Conservative federal government plans to introduce new legislation Tuesday forcing Internet providers to alert police if they encounter any host sites linked to child pornography,…
Websites selling child porn based in Canada: WINNIPEG — Dozens of websites selling child pornography are being hosted by computer servers in this country, according to a study by a Canadian organization dedicated to fighting…