Her polite robotic voice pipes up in the background, followed by a giggling human apology. "So sorry, that was Alexa responding to something one of us said on the conference call. I'll go on mute." Those of us on the line, who've been placed on speakerphone,
Thursday November 28, 2019 | 1:00PM EST / 10:00AM PST The Candian Anti Spam Legislation (CASL) ushered in a whole new set of rules for electronic communications (Email and SMS text marketing) to Canadians, no matter which country you are emailing from. With
A few weeks ago, I was interviewing candidates for a CEO role. We were discussing the huge concern we shared about the rise of political and religious extremism across the world. He made a remark that really stopped me in my tracks. ‘When I was a boy
Do Canadians have a "right to be forgotten" online that would allow them to make out-of-date or embarrassing information hard to find? The short answer: it's complicated. A European Union court decision this week with worldwide implications hasn't provided much clarity for Canadians. But more certainty could be on
The activist who spurred California to adopt the country’s first-ever consumer privacy law is readying for another battle: a new ballot initiative that would be even tougher on tech giants and other big businesses that collect people’s personal information. The proposal, unveiled late Tuesday, is the
This note examines the GDPR requirement that marketers conduct data protection impact assessments (DPIAs) when buying digital media using “real-time bidding” advertising. Summary: A 2018 European Court of Justice decision demonstrates that a marketer that buys targeted advertising is a “controller” of the personal data used for that
FILE PHOTO © Pixabay / Pete Linforth Google’s new quantum computer reportedly spends mere minutes on the tasks the world’s top supercomputers would need several millennia to perform. The media found out about this after NASA “accidentally” shared the firm’s research. The software engineers at Google have
Amid rumours, Google has confirmed the acquisition of Kaggle, a community platform full of data scientists and machine learning enthusiasts. On Wednesday, Google said in a blog post that Kaggle will be joining Google Cloud, in which the skills of Kaggle's team will be put to use in
Parents might not like to admit it, but teens and young adults have a unique perspective on using the internet. Many of them belong to the first generation — so-called iGen — to grow up with a smartphone in their house, or their hand. They may have little
Change is afoot at the U.K.’s data protection watchdog, responsible for enforcing the General Data Protection Regulation. Top execs from the Information Commissioner’s Office have been on a PR push of late, appearing on stage at industry events, agreeing to interviews with the press to deliver a simple
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