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Experts: Apple users can say no to being tracked with new software update

webfull — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 18:10:15 +0000

Apple rolled out a software update for its mobile devices that gives users the option of stopping apps from tracking their location and sharing other identifying information with third parties. Services such as Facebook and others currently have the ability to track users on mobile devices in order to learn more about them to target advertisements and other location-based services to them. In some instances, the tracking is in place even if the user is not actively using the app in question.

Published: 29 April 2021

Expert: 2020 National Cyber Threat Assessment

webfull — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 20:20:24 +0000

The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security has named China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea’s state-sponsored cyber activity as posing the “greatest strategic threats” to Canada’s critical infrastructure, intellectual property, and political events like elections.

Published: 20 November 2020

“Big Data” study discovers earliest sign of Alzheimer’s

webfull — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 15:12:59 +0000

McGill Newsroom

Research underlines importance of computational power in future neurological breakthrough

Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital have used a powerful tool to better understand the progression of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease (LOAD), identifying its first physiological signs.

Published: 11 July 2016

“Big Data” study discovers earliest sign of Alzheimer’s development

webfull — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 14:09:46 +0000

Research underlines importance of computational power in future neurological breakthrough

Published: 11 July 2016

Big Data is useless if you don’t make decisions

webfull — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 21:11:58 +0000

This is Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at �㽶��Ƶ with Talking Management for The Globe and Mail. Today I am delighted to speak to Julian Birkinshaw from the London Business School.

Read full tarnscript: The Globe and Mail, January 6, 2014

Published: 20 January 2015

Social media data pose pitfalls for studying behaviour

webfull — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 19:46:37 +0000

A growing number of academic researchers are mining social media data to learn about both online and offline human behaviour. In recent years, studies have claimed the ability to predict everything from summer blockbusters to fluctuations in the stock market.

Published: 27 November 2014

Taking on the “big data” challenge

webfull — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 19:23:04 +0000

Published: 15 January 2014