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Civil organizations voice concerns on Canada’s Bill C-26 for cybersecurity
November 18, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer Canada’s Bill C-26 on cybersecurity is raising concerns of privacy and lack of government accountability among citizens and civil organizations. Seven of the major associations of cybersecurity including Canadian Civil Liberties Association, OpenMedia, and Ligue des droits et libertés have written a letter underlining the worries. The joint open letter was addressed to the Canadian minister of public safety, Marco E. L. Mendicino. The federal bill was introduced on June 14, 2022. According to the Government of Canada’s website, “This proposed legislation will protect Canadians and bolster cybersecurity across the financial, telecommunications, energy, and…
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SFU students and faculty targeted by email scams
September 27, 2018Written by: Michelle Gomez, Staff Writer SFU students and faculty have expressed concern over a variety of scam emails received in the past few months, sent from what appear to be SFU email accounts. The emails range from promoting…
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Police warn residents in and around Vancouver about Canadian Revenue Agency scammers
July 5, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor Residents of Metro Vancouver and adjoining areas, including SFU students, are being warned by police forces about Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) scams as people in different cities are being targeted. Earlier this month,…
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SFU warns students, staff of active Bitcoin scam
November 17, 2017Simon Fraser University email users were hit by a Bitcoin scam email that emulated the school graphics and referenced a university web page on the evening of November 14. The scam claimed that SFU was offering a “Bitcoin Wallet” and…
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Quiz: Are you a candidate in the SFSS elections or are you running a scam?
March 23, 2015[caption id="attachment_1282" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo courtesy of Wikipedia[/caption] Are you a forward-thinking SFU student ready to bring change and sustainability to your university? Or are you a fast-talking scam artist looking to take advantage of the unsuspecting? Find out by…
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