passphrase vs password Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:44:15 +0000
Lets face it - passwords are a pain. If they are complex enough to be effective, they are hard to remember. And the number of passwords we need seems to grow daily. I believe biometrics is the ultimate answer - but for now, passphrases seem to be the easiest way to remember effective passwords.
Depending on [...] Permalink: http://canton.elegal.ca/2008/07/15/passphrase-vs-password/
Former employee pays price for fake website Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:28:56 +0000
For the London Free Press - July 14, 2008
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For 16 days in November 2004, customers of Inform Cycle Ltd. were shocked and embarrassed to find unexpected content on what they believed to be Inform Cycle’s website.
Inform Cycle’s actual site was at informcycle.ca. A month prior, a disgruntled former employee of Inform Cycle [...] Permalink: http://canton.elegal.ca/2008/07/14/former-employee-pays-price-for-fake-website/
Lets shock and immobilize air passengers Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:24:28 +0000
From the “you’ve got to be kidding department” is a post on the Canadian Privacy Commissioner’s site that says US Homeland Security is interested in a bracelet that air passengers would wear that contains their boarding pass and identity info, tracks them, and can administer a remotely triggered shock to immobilize the passenger.
Why don’t we [...] Permalink: http://canton.elegal.ca/2008/07/10/lets-shock-and-immobilize-air-passengers/
SCC comments on blogging Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:46:03 +0000
Slaw has a post that has a quote from a just released Supreme Court of Canada case where the decision refers to blogging. The context is a libel case where the judge talks about the “astounding quantity and variety of commentaries on issues of public interest, ranging from political debate in the House of Commons, [...] Permalink: http://canton.elegal.ca/2008/07/09/scc-comments-on-blogging/
Michael on the Canadian iPhone debut Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:33:05 +0000
The iPhone is available in Canada this week. Michael Geist’s article on the unique Canadian issues is worth a read, especially in light of the rumours that Apple has shorted Canadian supply due to Canadian pricing issues, and the tens of thousands of people who signed up in protest of the rates.
It will be interesting [...] Permalink: http://canton.elegal.ca/2008/07/08/michael-on-the-canadian-iphone-debut/
Hands off LSAT students? fingers Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:01:54 +0000
For the London Free Press - July 7, 2008
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A recent decision by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada found that taking finger/thumb prints from those writing the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is a privacy breach and must be stopped.
The LSAT, a standardized test provided by the Law School Admission’s Council (LSAC), must [...] Permalink: http://canton.elegal.ca/2008/07/07/hands-off-lsat-students-fingers/
Cloud computing - pros and cons Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:50:57 +0000
Cloud computing - where we store or data, and/or run our apps out there somewhere - has some compelling advantages. I’m nervous about depending on it though. Maybe I just like control, but trusting your data and its reliability, security and confidentiality to others in the cloud gives me pause. And if for some reason [...] Permalink: http://canton.elegal.ca/2008/07/02/cloud-computing-pros-and-cons/
Face recognition among tools to guard technology Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:46:57 +0000
For the London Free Press - June 30, 2008
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The Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner’s 2007 annual report outlines the efforts undertaken by the IPC in promoting privacy enhancing technologies.
Some IPC initiatives include: privacy by design, secure technologies, biometric encryption and private face recognition.
One way the IPC promotes data security is to offer [...] Permalink: http://canton.elegal.ca/2008/06/30/face-recognition-among-tools-to-guard-technology/