Category: Technology

Cyber risk ramps up during elections

by Allan Bonner | Aug 19, 2019 | Crime, FREE!, Politics/Law, Technology | 0

BRENNEN SCHMIDT and ALLAN BONNER: Parties should publish their cyber security policies and subject themselves to audits that they publish. And they need to tighten up their practices (FREE membership content)

Why Canadians won’t, or can’t, invest in their own country

by Robert McGarvey | Aug 18, 2019 | BASIC, Business, Entrepreneurship, Technology, Your Money | 0

ROBERT MCGARVEY: C’mon Canadians, break out of the grim consensus, do your homework and invest your TSFA in the Canadian economy. The banks won’t (BASIC/PREMIUM content/Not yet a BASIC/PREMIUM member? $21)

We must manage the Internet of things with care

by Frontier Centre for Public Policy | Aug 15, 2019 | Business, FREE!, Politics/Law, Technology | 0

EAMONN BROSNAN: Who will ensure devices have been tested thoroughly and are secure? Who will ensure our privacy is protected? (FREE membership content)

Telesat, feds partner to bring affordable internet access to the far north

by Peter Menzies | Aug 4, 2019 | Business, FREE!, Northern Canada, Politics/Law, Technology | 0

PETER MENZIES: Ten years ago Internet service might have been in the “nice to have” category; now it is in the “must have” category (FREE content)

The future is not a straight line from the past

by Stephen Murgatroyd | Jul 31, 2019 | Business, Careers/HR, FREE!, Technology | 0

STEPHEN MURGATROYD: The march of technology is inevitable, but the way its proceeds are distributed is a matter of choice. Here are some options (FREE content)

A high-tech tool to help manage high-conflict relationships

by Troy Media | Jul 29, 2019 | Business, Crime, Entrepreneurship, FREE!, Lifestyle, Technology, Technology solutions | 0

LIFESTYLE: Carrie Gour of PwrSwitch talks about helping those being harassed, stalked or abused reclaim peace of mind, a sense of security and a measure of control (FREE content)

Visual intelligence is the next wave of digital security

by Bruce Matichuk | Jul 23, 2019 | Business, Crime, FREE!, Technology, Technology solutions | 0

BRUCE MATICHUK: Visual intelligence allows for face identification, incident recognition, behaviour monitoring, object identification and even face or activity prediction (FREE)

Tech-driven employment apocalypse just a myth

by The Fraser Institute | Jul 18, 2019 | Business, FREE!, Technology | 0

LIVIO DI MATTEO: In fact, as demographics shift, Canada faces chronic labour shortages (FREE)

Artificial intelligence will kill jobs – and create them

by The Fraser Institute | Jul 16, 2019 | Business, Technology, Technology solutions | 0

STEVEN GLOBERMAN: Automation increases labour productivity and so raises the income levels of workers, who in turn acquire new skills to use and advance automation (FREE)

Towing the party line in the Internet age

by Alec Bruce | Jul 16, 2019 | Politics/Law, Technology, Viewpoint | 0

ALEC BRUCE: It’s worthwhile remembering that before the Internet, instant messaging, social media and meme merchandising, depending on where you lived, almost nothing was private ($$)

A cashless food economy? Don’t bank on it – yet

by Atlantic Institute for Market Studies | Jul 16, 2019 | Business, Technology | 0

SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS: The case for moving away from cash for food purchases is strong: it’s efficient, convenient, and cuts down on theft and human error. But it’s not all good (FREE)