Internet Society establishes lobby footing in Canada

A decades-old organization that is pushing for a multilateral approach to decision-making on the future of the internet has registered to lobby the government for the first time.

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Enough consultation, time for action on connected cars: experts

The government has spent years consulting on connected and autonomous cars and now is the time for it to act, Barrie Kirk, executive director of the think tank Canadian Automated Vehicles Centre of Excellence (CAVCOE), told a Parliamentary committee on the first day of its new study on the topic.

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SNC-Lavalin and Carleton partnering on power plant cybersec

SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. and Carleton University have signed a memorandum of understanding to partner in researching ways to protect critical telecommunications infrastructure used in power plants from cyber attacks, according to a March 21 release.

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Negative views of Facebook up after data scandal: Angus Reid

Over the last month, the number of people who hold an unfavourable public opinion of Facebook Inc. has increased, and almost three-quarters of respondents to an Angus Reid survey plan on making changes to their use of the platform, according to data released by the research company on Monday.

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Turkish, French channels approved for distribution

The CRTC has approved applications by Thema Canada, part of Vivendi SA’s Canal+ Group, to add TRT World and Studio Canal to its list of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution.

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CRTC consulting on NG911 network efficiency

The CRTC said Monday it is asking for input on next-generation 911 (NG911) network design efficiencies recommended by telcos.

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Ontario private sector data law timely: MPPs

An Ontario lawmaker is pushing for consent-based privacy legislation focused on governing the collection, use and disclosure of personal information by the private sector.

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No slow-down for increases in data usage: telecoms

Executives from Rogers Communications Inc. and Telus Corp. don’t see demand for wireless data slowing down, they told an investors conference earlier this week.

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Analysts welcome regulatory certainty after WiFi MVNO decision

The CRTC decision Thursday not to mandate roaming for WiFi-first mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) brings predictability for large telecoms, financial analysts said.

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Phishing, DDoS attacks still dogging Canadian businesses: CIRA

There is high awareness of cyber threats among businesses with .ca registrations, but a sizeable sum of small and large organizations surveyed by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) over the tail end of 2017 still experienced attacks involving ransomware and distributed denial-of-service.

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