The Office of the Privacy Commissioner is offering $3,500 to a designer or artist who can help create a winning privacy trust mark. The Privacy Commissioner wants a trust mark design that is attractive and conveys a ‘privacy first’ approach taken by a product or service. Graphic designers and artists are invited to enter the…
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Privacy in 2018: Expect the Unexpected
Eduardo Ustaran writes: Making predictions for the year ahead is possibly as desirable as unreliable. In a world of unlimited data and advanced science, it would be tempting to think that the future is already written. Algorithms and artificial intelligence will show us what lies ahead with immaculate accuracy. Or perhaps not. At least not…
California condo association fines residents who don’t leave garage open??
Just when you think you’ve seen it all, right? A regular reader from Canada sends along this news item seen at KCRA in Sacramento, where you might think that they’d be a bit more sophisticated and committed to protecting privacy: The Auburn Greens homeowners association has instituted a new mandate for its residents: Keep your garage…
Happy New Year 2018
After a year in which we witnessed so much bigotry from those who should be uniting us, I thought this New Year’s message should be to celebrate our diversity, as that’s what made this country great.