VIU grad nominated for “most prestigious innovation award in Canada”
By contributor Marilyn Assaf VIU graduate Breanne Quist is in the running for a national honour: the Ernest C. Manning Innovation Award, dubbed the most prestigious innovation award in Canada. Quist has been nominated for her work creating The Privacy Compass, a website designed to help BC teachers, parents, and schools navigate privacy issues when … Continued
Why Ello is Dumb and So Are You
Op-ed by Contributor Philip Gordon Those who are abreast of the latest in technosocial fervour (which seems to be everyone these days) might have heard of Ello, a new social media site which has recently become available in its beta stage by way of invite only. Ello describes itself as “a simple, beautiful, and ad-free … Continued
The Widening Parameters of Privacy
At one point or another, we’ve all heard the “nothing to hide” argument. If you don’t have anything to hide, why are you scared of a police officer, government official, parent, looking through your car, search history, or bedroom? If you don’t have anything to hide, why is your privacy so precious? It’s this kind … Continued