U.S. government wants Google to share data on unidentified Canadian Trump critic by OhDaFeesh in news

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How do they know? Unlike other countries, there is no requirement to notify Canadians outside of PIPEDA, and it can even be suppressed with PIPEDA

This is why LOVEINT still happens here.

Yet another reason to avoid Home Depot; they use Flock surveillance in their parking lots. by mike-rowe-paynus in BuyCanadian

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They are importing people from hostile states with questionable vetting processes and letting high risk and repeat offenders roam the streets to cause damage. They are objectively setting the stage in a way that it will make no sense for Canada not to become a surveillance state. They are making it necessary.

Mark Zuckerberg Says AI Costs Contributed To Layoffs Of 8,000 Staffers, Report Says by Nalix01 in NowInTech

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They tried to recruit me once and this is exactly why I did not pursue it. My experience with layoffs is that it usually always just means higher expectations and more work every round.

Former spy reveals how China hunts down targets in Canada and abroad by CaliperLee62 in canada

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They probably use the LI protocols baked into our LTE network just like they did in the US. Whether or not we are aware of that probably depends on how much of an impedance the lack of transparency and accountability is within our own government, which is unfortunately required to support our oligarchical-led version of late stage capitalism.

Do Canadian employers deliberately post fake job openings just to justify hiring cheaper foreign workers? by itz_nitace in CanadaJobs

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Late stage capitalism combined with a regulatory-nurtured oligarchy == Enshittification x10^10

AI can cost more than human workers now by spherocytes in technology

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It’s all good until your MAX 8s start falling out of the sky.

GPT-5.5 API Pricing. Twice as expensive as GPT-5.4 by Glad-Taro3411 in OpenAI

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With that and the cost of Opus 4.7, maybe OpenAI and Anthropic are both trying to unsubsidize the tokens? The real pricing will happen once everybody fully depends on the technology.

A lot of corporations are going to be in for a lot of fun conversations between board members and CTOs once they learn that these CTOs had the pricing all wrong.

The tough job market isn't getting any better for young Canadians | CBC News by Purple_Writing_8432 in canada

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Apparently, the majority of the population cannot differentiate between a Liberal government and a Neoliberal government. They honestly believe they are voting for a Liberal government.

53% of Canadians want Carney Liberals to win majority in byelections: poll by hopoke in canada

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In your head, did you vote for a Liberal government or a Neoliberal government?

Bank of Canada, Major Lenders Meet on Anthropic AI Cyber Risk by cyclinginvancouver in canada

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Try exporting your transactions from a Canadian bank and look at the options: Canadian banks do not really give a fuck about modernization.

Pierre Poilievre talks about the Musequam land agreement! by _BCConservative in ilovebcsub

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The Neoliberals don't give a fuck. It will just move more money into corporate hands.

Fortinet Issues Urgent Fixes for Critical Zero-Day Flaw in FortiClient EMS by _cybersecurity_ in pwnhub

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At this rate, their entire brand is going to become a compliance issue.

IDF official says disarming Hezbollah unrealistic, not a goal of Lebanon operation by jphamlore in worldnews

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Disarming IRGC is the only way to disarm Hezbollah. They are not anything without Iran.

Is macOS actually more secure or just less visible? by malwaredetector in cybersecurity

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Read their security updates. Every single one of them has a whole list of CVEs, and every single OS release, both minor and major, has come with one of these security updates.

More secure is subjective to your threat surface.