Canadian spam, New York taxis and Brazilian passwords – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]

Canada goes “opt in”, NYC makes a hash, and Brazil forgets its punctuation. It’s 60 Second Security for 28 June 2014!

Spam in Canada goes “strictly opt-in” in one week – with only THREE YEARS to comply

It’s been a long, long, long time coming, but spam in Canada really does go “strictly opt-in” on this year’s Canada Day, 01 July 2014. After that, you will have a meagre THREE YEARS to adapt your business practices and acquire express consent from your mailees…

Facebook finally makes public sharing ‘opt-in’ for new users, gives everyone else more controls

It’s been 10 years since Facebook gave the world a reason to share everything with everyone – but the social media giant is finally acknowledging its privacy pitfalls.