I’m no longer associated with Canada’s ID Theft Support Centre, which ran out of funding years ago, but I still regularly get asked for help by victims. Listen in to hear my recommended steps, and then follow the links below: Continue reading Identity Theft in Canada
In this audio clip I talk about the three factors of authentication, and some solutions you can use regarding 2fa to protect your accounts. I start the clip by talking about the multi-factors of authentication — what you know, what Continue reading Two-factor Authentication (2fa)
If you have a website that uses cookies, you’re likely aware of the European Cookie Law. What started as an EU Directive, by May 2011 it was adopted by all EU countries, and mandated that EU citizens who visit your Continue reading Time to (re-)evaluate your cookie and consent management platform
If you’re using SimplexTax and follow this blog because you prioritize on your privacy, you likely want to take the following steps immediately: Login to your account, and go to the account page. Uncheck “Anonymous usage data” and “Your tax Continue reading Changes to SimpleTax
When is the last time your organization had a security audit or a privacy law compliance check up? We have a spot for one more security audit this year, and we’re booking now for hourly and retainer packages for 2020. Continue reading Getting next year’s privacy & security strategy in this fiscal budget
If you’re using a major Canadian ISP, you can likely no longer access goldtv.ca. or goldtv.biz. This is due to a federal court case from two weeks ago, case T-1169-19 filed by the ISPs themselves. We at PrivaSecTech are in Continue reading Canadian ISPs blocking websites
Please read the entire article before clicking on any of the links, and I’ll explan why. We’ll start with VISA, which has an opt-out form. Remember you’ll have to do this again for any new card number you get, and Continue reading Opt-out of credit card companies selling your data for marketing purposes.
As you likely know, especially if you’ve followed this blog over the years, most websites are collecting as much data about you as they can, and are using it to their advantage — and sometimes to yours, sometimes not. In Continue reading Digital Fingerprints
I was looking for a list of privacy centric domain name registration systems, and as of writing this, I can only find one: Njalla. It was created by Peter Sunde of ThePirateBay.org fame. The good: You can pay with cryptocurrency Continue reading Domain Registration
There’s some hot news about StatsCan collecting 15 years worth of Canadian’s personal financial data in the news. There are few interesting points related to this. Personally, it’s the first time a national journalist has used the mantra I coined, Continue reading A new standard for government based data collection
