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The world’s toughest data protection regime – the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect today, and with it the possibility of huge financial penalties for non-compliance. Privacy experts here believe many large Canadian-based enterprises who regularly do business in Europe are prepared, while a large number are close. But many small […]

The data management practices of six unnamed Canadian data brokers are being investigated by federal privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien, the first of his promised probes into possible privacy problems across select industries. “Preliminary inquiries with industry practices raised a number of concerns about how databases of Canadians’ detailed personal information are being compiled and subsequently […]

LAS VEGAS — If this is the first time you’ve heard that as of today, the European Union will begin enforcing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), take a brief moment to freak out. Now take a deep breath and know that you’re not alone in being behind on preparation. Despite having two years of […]

During his time in the tech industry, and as the CEO and founder of Sourced Group, Jon Spinks has traveled the globe, so we figured that he would be perfect to play a game of 2 Truths and a Lie. Play along and see how you do. With our 2 Truths and a Lie series, […]

Last year, when Vikram Rangnekar founded MOV North, a website that acts as a resource for global tech professionals to learn about Toronto and entice them to move here, he called Toronto “the best kept secret in North America.” The former LinkedIn engineer wanted to help showcase Toronto to the global tech community and Silicon […]

TORONTO – With artificial intelligence playing an ever-greater role in steering digital transformation, the global lead behind one of the world’s best-known AI systems wants both developers and the companies adopting their work to ask themselves what platform they’re using to steer AI. The answer suggested by IBM Watson Group global lead Neil Sahota during […]

TORONTO — A decentralized internet, resembling the early days of the internet when no one had to rely on governmental and corporate servers, will not only improve basic search engine capabilities, but change how people access information, says Ben Goertzel, CEO of SingularityNET. “Redecentralizing web search will radically lead to growth beyond web search, it […]

A United States federal judge has deemed it unconstitutional for Trump to block users on Twitter, two U.S. senators’ identities were stolen in order to make fraudulent comments on net neutrality, and employees are turning to Apple Watches to keep up to date when they cannot look at their phones during work. From Twitter – […]

LAS VEGAS – OpenText CEO Mark Barrenchea elaborated on his decision to pull the company off of Facebook in a keynote discussion with former FBI Director James Comey on Wednesday. In a wide-ranging interview at OpenText Enfuse, in which Barrenchea asked most of the questions and Comey spoke about good leadership qualities, the state of […]

With two days left to go before the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation comes into force some Canadian organizations are still scrambling to be ready. “All sorts [of firms] including large Canadian companies with EU business and smaller companies including those that do business directly it through distributors In the European Union,” have been […]