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Zoombombing Class Action Settles for $85M
In re: Zoom Video Communications Inc Privacy Litigation, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No. 20-02155. Zoom shared personal information with (Microsoft’s) Linkedin, Google, and Facebook (something Microsoft Teams does every second) resulting in hackers taking control of meeting rooms with racial slurs and porn, a practice known as zoombombing. In reaching the settlement Zoom denied wrongdoing. https://www.reuters.com/technology/zoom-reaches-85-mln-settlement-lawsuit-over-user-privacy-zoombombing-2021-08-01/ This case should serve as a cautionary tale on the consequences of sharing your customers’ privacy information with major platforms. Even if you do so unwittingly, out of ignorance or blind trust in big tech, reckless data sharing attracts hackers and leads to cyber-security breaches that will eventually be blamed on…
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Augmented Reality Art Exhibitions
(developing feature) The pandemic has transformed our ways to consume and engage with art. New art exhibition models emerge as new forms of public art evolve outside of the usual museums and arts institutions. In recent years, works including a virtual reality component have regularly been displayed in exhibitions in ways that obey traditional institutional structures. One compelling example is Marina Abramovic’ virtual reality performance on climate change. Immersive technologies like augmented reality (the juxtaposition of virtual and physical worlds) change the ways art is presented and make possible new forms of exchange for audiences who are no longer willing to travel. Art curators speculate that these new modes of…
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Spyware Tracks Journalists And Activists Via Microsoft
This just in. At least 100 activists, journalists and government dissidents across 10 countries were targeted with spyware produced by Candiru, according to cybersecurity researchers at the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab, which tracks illegal hacking and surveillance. https://montrealgazette.com/news/world/activists-journalists-targeted-by-israeli-firms-spyware-researchers-say Using a pair of vulnerabilities in Microsoft Corp.’s Windows, cyber operatives operating in Saudi Arabia, Israel, Hungary, Indonesia and elsewhere purchased and installed Candiru’s remote spying software. According to Cristin Goodwin, general manager of Microsoft’s Digital Security Unit, the tool was used in “precision attacks” against targets’ computers, phones, network infrastructure and internet-connected devices,” —————– Being a frequent target of cyber-attacks (like any person in the world who needs to get…
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What Is A Honeypot?
The latest buzzword in cybersecurity sounds delicious but it is also a preventive mechanism against hacking and can save time and resources in forensic analysis of cyber-breaches. Honeypots are hacker traps and they come in many forms and sizes adapted to your needs. Our tech expert Roman Blake is developing a comprehensive guide for creators and small businesses on how the strategic deployment of honeypots can place you many steps ahead of potential hackers. I am looking forward to this collaboration. In the meantime I recommend the following draft: https://cybersecuritynews.com/what-is-a-honeypot/
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Télétravail et géolocalisation des employés
Ce trio d’articles pointe vers un besoin pressant de réformer les lois sur le droit du travail tant provinciales que fédérales afin d’assurer une meilleure sécurité des données personnelles des travailleurs en contexte de télétravail. Une employée de l’Alberta a été congédiée après avoir refusé d’installer une application de géolocalisation sur son téléphone: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1784312/geolocalistion-telephone-mobile-productivite-employes Les lois sur le droit du travail permettent la géolocalisation des employés dans la mesure qu’ils en ont été préalablement informés https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1703181/covid-19-teletravail-surveillance-employes-hubstaff-logiciel Une application de géolocalisation mal sécurisée a laissé fuire les données personnelles et géographiques de plus de 238 000 de ses utilisateurs en les stockant sur un serveur non protégé par un mot de…
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Fuite de données personnelles d’anciens employé(e)s d’Olymel
Olymel affirme que les renseignements personnels d’employés actuels, d’anciens employés et de postulants ont pu être dérobés. “Les données concernées sont liées au dossier d’emploi et comprennent le nom, l’adresse, la date de naissance, le numéro d’assurance sociale et, dans certains cas, pour les travailleurs étrangers, des informations contenues dans leurs passeports.” https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1769537/cyberattaque-olymel-loi-renseignements-personnels
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Le télétravail exige une réforme ciblée
Selon le Syndicat de professionnelles et professionnels du gouvernement du Québec (SPGQ), le projet de loi 59 censé moderniser le régime de santé et sécurité du travail souffre d’une déficience majeure: il fait abstraction du télétravail. https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2021/01/26/projet-de-loi-59-un-syndicat-deplore-labsence-de-balises-encadrant-le-teletravail
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La CNESST contribue au non-Respect de l’exigence de télétravail
On dirait que la CNESST intervient seulement après un reportage RDI. Il ne suffit pas que le ministre ait dit mille fois que le télétravail est obligatoire. C’est comme si les inspecteurs de la CNESST venaient de découvrir qu’il y a une pandémie. Voilà qu’ils ne sont pas tous sur la même page, notamment celle qui les oblige d’intervenir en cas de signalement de non-respect de l’exigence de télétravail. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1764739/teletravail-refus-difficulte-employe-aide-cnesst
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WhatsApp Controversy
In response to Apple’s new data disclosure requirements, WhatsApp informed users last week that certain data points, such as the user’s profile status, login activity, contact list, purchases, and financial information, may be shared with businesses and the third parties they use. Unless you consent to totally unacceptable 3rd party data sharing of your personal and financial information, your account will be deleted anyway. Therefore delete it before it deletes you. https://www.fastcompany.com/90593066/whatsapp-facebook-privacy-ultimatum This article discusses one of the most unhinged antitrust defendants in the history of litigation. The alternative to Whasapp is Telegram or Signal. The simple reason that big tech anti-trust defendants are backing Signal at the moment however…
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Protected: Personality And Psychometric Tests At Hiring And Their Impact On Data Protection
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