Etiket: Data
Dubé wants to facilitate access to health data for Quebecers
The Minister of Health, Christian Dubé, tabled a bill on Friday to promote the sharing of health data for Quebecers, especially for researchers. Ultimately, he wants all Quebecers to be…
Access to health data | A bill to “alleviate the information problem”
(Quebec) The Minister of Health, Christian Dubé, presents Bill 19 which aims to “alleviate the information problem” in the imposing health and social services network, which was singled out during…
TD settles lawsuit against data aggregator Plaid
(Toronto) TD Bank’s U.S. subsidiary settled a lawsuit against a data aggregator it accused of using its logo to trick its users into submitting personal data that could then be…
New variant of COVID-19 | More data expected before making a border decision
(Washington) The United States is awaiting more scientific data on the new variant detected in South Africa before making a “considered decision” on a possible border closure, the White House…
Amazon rainforest | Brazil hid its data on deforestation
(Brasilia) Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro and his Environment Minister Joaquim Leite both knew before the UN climate summit in Glasgow that the rate of deforestation in the Amazon had jumped…
Quebec correctional services data | A racial classification of prisoners deemed “denigrating”
Does an inmate have a “pale”, “light”, “medium” or “dark” complexion? Posted on November 17, 2021 at 5:00 a.m. Nicolas Berube Press Used internally by the Services correctionnels du Québec…
Robinhood victim of data theft, without financial consequences
(San Francisco) The American brokerage platform Robinhood said Monday that it had suffered a cyberattack, but without a priori financial consequences for the five million users whose email addresses were…
Merck Anti-COVID-19 Drug | Health Canada is still in the process of analyzing the data
Health Canada is still reviewing data from manufacturer Merck on its anti-viral drug against COVID-19 which was cleared Thursday in the UK. Posted on November 4, 2021 at 6:04 p.m.…
Collection of personal data | Beijing imposes guidelines on the private sector
The Chinese government, which regularly uses information collected by the country’s technological giants for surveillance and law enforcement purposes, is stepping up legislative initiatives to regulate the collection of personal…
Lead in school water | Data disputed by the Ordre des chimistes du Québec
The Ordre des chimistes du Québec disputes the data released by the Ministry of Education concerning lead in school water and asks the government to redo its homework. Posted on…
data centers looking for solutions to reduce their environmental footprint
The snoring is permanent between the walls of the data center of La Courneuve, near Paris. The fans of the servers are at the origin of this melody which is…
Have Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp been hacked? Was there a cyber attack? Data theft? The True of the False Junior
The blackout had lasted nearly seven hours and it marked them. The pupils of the third year of the Pablo Picasso colleges in Montesson in the Yvelines and Jules Ferry…
Data theft at Desjardins | The prime suspect was able to erase some evidence
Alerted by Desjardins ‘internal investigation into the massive theft of its customers’ personal data, the main suspect was able to destroy compromising information on one of its devices, reveal freshly…