With the municipal elections in Ontario now concluded, supporters of Markham's Internet voting service (namely the service provider) are trumpeting the outcome, arguing that an increasing percentage of voters used the Internet. A press release from Delvinia suggests that this is "a victory for busy people" and encourages other municipalities […]
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PIPEDA Review Schedule Unfolds
The Standing Committee on Access to Information, Ethics, and Privacy launches the PIPEDA review next week with three hearings now on tap. Representatives from Industry Canada will appear on Monday, Richard Rosenberg and Colin Bennett, two B.C. experts appear on Wednesday, and Privacy Commissioner of Canada Jennifer Stoddart is scheduled […]
Kirwan on Phishing
Mary Kirwan has an interesting column at the Globe focusing on phishing. She suggests that "the problem is simply under-reported in Canada, and that the tight-knit banking community is keeping mum about the issue."
UK PM Launches E-Petitions
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has launched a new electronic petition service that allows citizens to create and sign petitions directly on the Prime Minister's website. Within two days of the launch, there are several petitions online. The most popular? Hundreds have signed onto a petition focused on copyright with […]
The Free Market Champion
The Globe and Mail features two major articles today that involve Industry Minister Maxime Bernier which demonstrate that current choices are all about politics, not principles. The first indicates that Bernier plans to scuttle the CRTC's revised VoIP decision, the "first time in years a Minister intervened to overrule a […]
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