Body Camera Recommended for BC Police

by Jayne on February 25th, 2015

All of B.C.s police officers will be wearing a body camera, if the Special Committee to Review the Independent Investigations Office (I.I.O) has its way. The Committee’s report specifically recommended that “The Provincial government aggressively pursue the steps necessary to implement the police use of body-worn cameras, in consultation with…

Privacy Concerns Triggered By Smart TV

by Michael Butterfield on February 17th, 2015

Last week, Samsung warned its Smart TV users that the television records users background conversations.  The voice recognition technology, used to change channels or recommend movies for example, records voices in the TV’s vicinity and transmits them to a third party.  Is this a privacy issue? That third party company…