#brenda mcphail #canadian civil liberties association #metrolinx #ottawa police #presto #privacy #travel records

First your phone, now your Presto card: We're sleepwalking into surveillance, privacy advocate says

[caption id=“attachment_70096” align=“aligncenter” width=“720”] Metrolinx has been giving police access to Presto travel records, sometimes without a warrant. (Metrolinx)[/caption] The apparent ability of police to access Presto user travel records is just another example of how increasingly difficult it is to avoid having your movements tracked in today’s society, a privacy advocate said Friday. ...

#metrolinx #police #presto #privacy #toronto star

Toronto Star: Metrolinx sharing Presto user data with police

The _ Toronto Star _ has a scoop this weekend that Metrolinx, the provincial crown corporation that owns the Presto payment system, has been sharing user data with police. The _ Star _ report says that Metrolinx does not always require police to obtain a warrant to obtain the data and that the agency could have shared data with forces in both the Toronto area and Ottawa. ...

CANADA DAY 2017: Three-day festivities to include 360-degree fireworks, concerts and royal visit

[caption id=“attachment_49975” align=“aligncenter” width=“1600”] Canada day festivities will take place on Parliament Hill, in Major’s Hill Park and at the Canadian Museum of History. (David Johnston/ Flickr )[/caption] The three-day program of events for Canada Day in the capital includes big name performances, a 360-degree fireworks show and a visit by Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla. ...

#Carleton University #David Johnston #governor general innovation award #marie odile junker #rideau hall

At Rideau Hall, a celebration of achievement

[caption id=“attachment_68810” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] Carleton University professor Marie-Odile Junker accepts the Governor General’s Innovation Award, which she received because of her pioneering work in preserving endangered Aboriginal languages. (Devyn Barrie/OttawaStart.com)[/caption] Inside Rideau Hall, there is an ornate ballroom with a tall ceiling and a large crystal chandelier. ...