A national spy watchdog report says the military’s policy on the collection of information about Canadians doesn’t do enough to address the privacy risks posed by online searches. The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency found the Defence Department and the Canadian Armed Forces have the legal authority to collect publicly available information from the […]

DISTRICT – Following in the footsteps of several police forces across Ontario, the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is suspending its usage of the organization Crime Stoppers. The suspension is the result of a cybersecurity incident involving a third party. Police forces across the province say Crime Stoppers will not be referenced, […]

THUNDER BAY – City police are not recommending Crime Stoppers when asking for information from the public, for now. The federal government is currently investigating a cybersecurity incident involving tips shared with Crime Stoppers programs across Canada, and a class action lawsuit has been filed. A spokesperson with the Thunder Bay police has confirmed the […]

LONDON (AP) — An unidentified celebrity lost a bid Tuesday for a U.K. court injunction to block two news organizations from publishing sexual misconduct allegations against him. Lawyers for Independent Television News and the Guardian newspaper’s publisher told the High Court last month that the allegations they wanted to publish were about the man’s “abuse […]

Chatham-Kent police have temporarily suspended their partnership with the internationally renowned Crime Stoppers program. The move comes in response to a widespread data breach that compromised more 1.5 million crime-fighting tips in Canada – including more than 13,000 in Chatham-Kent. According to a media statement, CKPS recognizes the concern the breach may cause for individuals […]

Students using Google software in the classroom will not be allowed to access the company’s search engine unless their school system also opts in to using artificial intelligence, the tech giant said Tuesday. The Mountain View, California, company has been facing pushback from educators, child development experts and parents over the use of its technology […]

TRELEW, Argentina (AP) — Data centers have become one of the most polarizing issues in the world. Argentina’s president wants to lure as many of them as he can get. As residents and policymakers in the United States and Europe fight the facilities that power artificial intelligence, President Javier Milei is pitching Argentina as a […]

With the Chatham-Kent Crime Stoppers program temporarily suspended because of a national security breach, the Chatham-Kent Police Service has created a new tip line for public reports. Residents who want to report criminal activity or public safety concerns can now contact the Chatham-Kent Police Service Tip Line directly at 1-888-236-0993. This line connects tipsters directly […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee National Guard troops in Memphis last summer trained their handguns on a man as he lay dying on a sidewalk after a guard member shot him in the back, video released Monday by county prosecutors shows. A Memphis police officer can be heard in the footage from an officer’s body […]

Privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne says the government’s “lawful access” bill should be amended to limit the sort of information available to authorities under a new production order. Currently, police can obtain a general production order from a court to obtain subscriber information, such as the name, address and email linked to an account. The government […]

Artificial intelligence company OpenAI has filed a legal challenge against an order by British Columbia’s Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner to produce documents related to the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge. A statement from the independent privacy watchdog said the California-based company had requested a judicial review in B.C. Supreme Court, challenging the […]

Alberta RCMP are warning people not to hand over personal information after scammers posed as police officers and faked phone numbers to look like they were calling from local detachments. The warning came Friday. Police say they received several reports over Thursday from people who received the fake calls. The callers claimed to be RCMP […]