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My Service Canada Account Gets New Online Dashboard

MSCA Old Dashboard Service Canada has introduced a revamped dashboard for My Service Canada Accounts (MSCA), which over 5.6 million people currently use. This update aims to streamline access to a range of services including Employment Insurance (EI), Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Old Age Security (OAS), and Social Insurance Number (SIN). The new MSCA dashboard,...

Feds Tout High-Speed Internet for All Canadians Ahead of Schedule

The federal government announced today an optimistic projection for high-speed Internet access across the country, touting it is on track to exceed its connectivity targets. By 2026, 98.6% of Canadian households are expected to have high-speed Internet, a significant rise from 79% in 2014, said Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada on Thursday. The advancement...

Court Rejects Demand for Apple Canada to Reveal Thermostat App Users

Canada’s Federal Court has dismissed Seismotech's motion for a Norwich order against Apple Canada, effectively ruling out the necessity for iPhone maker to disclose consumer information in an ongoing patent infringement case (via @mgeist). A Norwich order is a specific type of court order that compels a third party, who is not directly involved in...

Researchers Reveal Secret iMessage Exploit that Targeted iPhones

At the 37th Chaos Communication Congress in Hamburg, Germany, a team of cybersecurity experts, including Boris Larin from Moscow-based security firm Kaspersky, Leonid Bezvershenko, and Georgy Kucherin, disclosed a series of zero-day vulnerabilities in iPhones, exploited through iMessage. This presentation, titled "Operation Triangulation," marked the first public revelation of these vulnerabilities and their exploitation methods....