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World is losing grip on privacy: watchdog

(CA) canada.com - Technology - 18. August 2010 - 22:45
The world has less than a decade to make the protection of personal information and online privacy a priority before the concepts are lost forever, warns Ontario's information and privacy commissioner.
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WikiLeaks says US willing to talk about leaked papers

(CA) canada.com - Technology - 18. August 2010 - 22:24
WikiLeaks said Wednesday the US military is willing to discuss the removal of sensitive data from a second batch of Afghan war documents it plans to release, but the Pentagon insisted it will not negotiate on a "sanitised version".
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Schools pave way for digital future

(CA) THE GLOBE AND MAIL - Technology - 18. August 2010 - 22:13
Students are going to school already fluent in today's technology
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Tsunami caused by 2 earthquakes, not 1

(CA) cbc.ca - Technology - 18. August 2010 - 22:09
The deadly tsunami that pounded several South Pacific islands last year was spawned by not one but two monstrous earthquakes, surprising new research reveals.
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Black rockfish breed off West Vancouver

(CA) cbc.ca - Technology - 18. August 2010 - 22:00
A fish that had been all but wiped out east of Vancouver Island is breeding after being reintroduced into waters off West Vancouver's Lighthouse Park.
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Genetically modified corn planted in protest

(CA) cbc.ca - Technology - 18. August 2010 - 18:50
An Italian farmer is pushing the government to allow genetically modified crops in the country by planting genetically modified corn in two fields.
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Oldest animal fossils found in Australia

(CA) cbc.ca - Technology - 18. August 2010 - 18:25
Fossils of sponge-like animals that lived around 650 million years ago - 70 million years earlier than any other known animal fossils - have been found in south Australia.
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Chalk River makes 1st isotopes in 15 months

(CA) cbc.ca - Technology - 18. August 2010 - 18:17
The first medical isotopes in 15 months have been produced at the nuclear reactor in Chalk River, Ont., Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. announced.
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World is losing grip on privacy: watchdog

(CA) Ottawa Citizen - Technology - 18. August 2010 - 18:15
The world has less than a decade to make the protection of personal information and online privacy a priority before the concepts are lost forever, warns Ontario's information and privacy commissioner.
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Parliament Hill embracing social media

(CA) canada.com - Technology - 18. August 2010 - 18:02
Social media is coming of age on Parliament Hill, with a prime minister who's had his own YouTube town hall meeting, where highlights of the federal budget were Tweeted and where more than one in five decision makers consider the new medium a top priority.
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Parliament Hill embracing social media

(CA) Ottawa Citizen - Technology - 18. August 2010 - 18:02
Social media is coming of age on Parliament Hill, with a prime minister who's had his own YouTube town hall meeting, where highlights of the federal budget were Tweeted and where more than one in five decision makers consider the new medium a top priority.
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Orcas kill minke whale in Trinity Bay

(CA) cbc.ca - Technology - 18. August 2010 - 17:06
A Newfoundland tour boat operator has recorded a video of orcas attacking a minke whale in Trinity Bay.
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John Mellencamp likens Internet to A-bomb

(CA) THE GLOBE AND MAIL - Technology - 18. August 2010 - 16:46
‘It's destroyed the music business. It's going to destroy the movie business,’ says singer as he releases new album in stores and online
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BlackBerry users mull effect as service curbs loom

(CA) THE GLOBE AND MAIL - Technology - 18. August 2010 - 15:25
Mobile professionals see their RIM devices as indispensable business tools, but now find themselves scrambling for alternatives
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Canadians unsophisticated cellphone users: KPMG

(CA) cbc.ca - Technology - 18. August 2010 - 15:11
Canadians are behind the rest of the world in using their mobile phones for banking and for making purchases, according to a new report from KPMG.
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iPhone-maker Foxconn holds rallies after suicides

(CA) THE GLOBE AND MAIL - Technology - 18. August 2010 - 15:09
Critics characterize efforts to boost worker morale as ‘theatre’
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IPhone makers in China rally after suicides

(CA) cbc.ca - Technology - 18. August 2010 - 12:52
Foxconn, a Taiwanese company that manufactures Apple's iPhone, has held a massive rally in its latest bid to raise employee morale after a string of suicides at its Chinese factories.
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Privacy should go hand in hand with transparency

(CA) THE GLOBE AND MAIL - Technology - 18. August 2010 - 11:00
Don Tapscott shudders at the prospect of a world where all is known and nothing is forgotten
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Toronto Zoo gorilla dies after stroke

(CA) cbc.ca - Technology - 18. August 2010 - 5:16
A 37-year-old Western Lowland gorilla described as the dominant female of the Toronto Zoo's seven-member troupe has died.
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Ont. teachers reject Wi-Fi ban

(CA) cbc.ca - Technology - 18. August 2010 - 2:36
A controversial proposal from a group of Ontario teachers to ban wireless internet technology in schools over concerns it's harming children's health fizzled out Tuesday.
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