Google And Android Phone Data Mining – A Guest Post
Commentator BM left a very useful analysis in response to my recent post on ways to protect online data. Here it is: Extreme lack of privacy suspicion back in 2010…
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The Pressure Builds
Following up on my post the other day, there is no sign that the pressure Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg has placed on Fox’s Laura Ingraham is abating. Indeed, one…
You Can Close The Open Book That Is Your Data
Now that it has been demonstrated Facebook is not the benign social media giant it has always claimed to be, people are becoming more conscious of how vulnerable and how…
I Just Love This
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Your Apps Have Eyes
I am convinced that, like so many other traditional values, our right to, and desire for, privacy is quickly becoming but a vestige of an earlier era, We readily share…
A New Record In Canadian Debt
It is $1 trillion and counting. While I am by no means a fiscal hawk, such a high debt level should concern all of us, given the looming spectre of…
A Tonic For The Soul
Those who read this blog with any regularity would most likely describe me as an inveterate cynic. Indeed, it has become my default position. Nonetheless, when I see goodness and…
May They Inspire Us All
Their voices, I hope, are growing too loud to be ignored any longer: Recommend this Post
A Broad Canvas
If, like me, you are a retired senior to whom the fates have been reasonably kind, you have the luxury to contemplate the world around you at your leisure. If…
Guess We Just Can’t Know The Mind Of God
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Whose Democracy Is It, Anyway?
While the Mound has been giving comprehensive coverage of the Cambridge Analytica assault on democracy, I am taking this opportunity to supplement his work with the following. I hope it…
The Simpsons Have His Number
Those whose memories extend beyond last night’s hockey scores may recall that in 2011, while he was a Toronto city councillor, Doug Ford proposed an ‘exciting’ vision for that city’s…
America’s Answer To The Homeless Problem
Call it thinking outside the box, but a U.S. candidate for the Senate has a novel idea about the homeless problem: arm them with shotguns. Here is Libertarian Brian Ellison’s…
And The United States Considers Itself A Civilized Country?
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Enough To Warm A Cynic’s Heart
No matter how bleak and pessimistic I may sometimes feel about my species, something always comes along to lighten my heart: May they thrive, and may their momentum be unstoppable.…
Seeking Sanctuary
Sometimes, living in Canada’s most populous province is embarrassing. Anyone know a remote mountain top I can retreat to? These letter-writers define my problem: In light of the recent PC…
Curbing An Addiction
A recent post outlined the terrible toll plastic pollution is exacting on the world’s oceans and wildlife. We pay a very high price for personal convenience, but our addiction to…
Student Passion Versus NRA Polish
I’ll put my money on student passion. Recommend this Post
The Neoliberal Creep – Part 2
While Part 1 dealt with the neoliberal agenda influencing Bill Morneau’s retraction of his pharmacare promise, today’s post deals with that same influence, this time on Canada’s ‘evolving’ position on…
A Species Under Indictment
The species: the human race. The charge: depraved indifference. Watch the following to see for yourself whether conviction is a forgone conclusion: If you would like to learn more about…