Collaborate Disseminate
Researchers in Canada got most of what they were hoping for in the country’s 2024 federal budget, with a big boost in postgraduate pay and more funding for research and scientific infrastructure. From a report: “We are investing over $5 billion in Cana… Continue reading Canadian Science Gets Biggest Boost To PhD and Postdoc Pay in 20 Years
sinij shares a report: Members of Parliament in Canada are expected to vote for up to 15 hours in a row Thursday and Friday on more than 200 Conservative amendments to the government’s sustainable jobs bill. The amendments are what’s left of nearly 20,… Continue reading Canadian Legislators Accused of Using AI To Produce 20,000 Amendments
Battlelines are being drawn in Canada over the lowly Flipper Zero, a device seen by some as an existential threat to motor vehicle owners across the Great White North. The …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: March 31, 2024
By Deeba Ahmed
Mikhail Vasiliev, a Russian-Canadian citizen faces four years in a Canadian prison and is likely to be extradited to the US after completing his sentence.
This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: LockBit Affiliate Sentenc… Continue reading LockBit Affiliate Sentenced to 4 Years in Canada, Faces Extradition
A Toronto Sun columnist writes that two Canadian civil liberties groups are “sounding alarms” about the proposed new Online Harms Act (C-63):
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) and the Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) say while the … Continue reading Canada’s ‘Online Harms’ Bill Would Be an Assault On Free Speech, Civil Liberties Groups Say
It was an idea first proposed by Archimedes, reports CNN. But now, “Brenden Sener, 13, of London, Ontario, has won two gold medals and a London Public Library award for his minuscule version of the contraption — a supposed war weapon made up of a… Continue reading 13-Year-Old Wins Science Fair with ‘Death Ray’ Experiment. Sort of…
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled today that police must now have a warrant or court order to obtain a person or organization’s IP address. CBC News reports: The top court was asked to consider whether an IP address alone, without any of the personal i… Continue reading Police Now Need Warrant For IP Addresses, Canada’s Top Court Rules
Here in the hacker community there’s nothing we love more than a clueless politician making a fool of themselves sounding off about a technology they know nothing about. A few …read more Continue reading An Automotive Locksmith On The Flipper Zero And Car Theft
Canadian authorities are actively investigating cyberattacks impacting the RCMP network and Global Affairs Canada.
The post Canada’s RCMP, Global Affairs Hit by Cyberattacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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According to the Wall Street Journal (paywalled), Canada has proposed new rules that would compel digital platforms to remove online content that features the sexual exploitation of children or intimate images without consent of the individuals involve… Continue reading Canada To Compel Digital Platforms To Remove Harmful Content