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Inside the $31.5M social assistance algorithm failing Quebec’s most vulnerable

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-social-assistance-system-project-unir-9.7141921

Inside the $31.5M social assistance algorithm failing Quebec’s most vulnerable | CBC News

A year after the deployment of a new social assistance algorithm, a Radio-Canada investigation reveals a system that advocates say is failing. Promised as a tool to humanize Quebec’s welfare services, Project UNIR is instead being blamed for mounting errors, administrative failures and even human tragedy.

CBC

Geeky Malcölm 🇨🇦3h ago

HMRC hands £473M Fujitsu migration deal to AWS after competition melts away

https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/25/hmrc_fujitsu_contract_aws/

HMRC hands £473M Fujitsu migration deal to AWS after competition melts away

: Insiders say single-bidder process left little room for negotiation

The Register

Geeky Malcölm 🇨🇦15h ago

Canada needs rights-respecting online harms law now!

I just emailed my MP with OpenMedia's campaign to demand rights-respecting online harms regulation with a real Duty of Care.

Canada has zero laws protecting us from AI-era online harms. Our democratic allies like the UK, Australia, and the EU all hold Big Tech accountable. But Canada? We keep stalling.

With AI causing more online harms every day, this needs to change now. Will you take a minute to message your MP? The more of us who do it, the harder it is for Parliament to ignore.

Add your voice here 👉

openmedia.org/FightOnlineHarms

Geeky Malcölm 🇨🇦1d ago

Human remains found in France ID'd as First World War soldier from Manitoba

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/human-remains-france-first-world-war-manitoba-veteran-9.7139968

Human remains found in France ID'd as First World War soldier from Manitoba | CBC News

A construction project in France in 2020 uncovered human remains now confirmed to be those of Albert Henry Detmold, a First World War soldier from Manitoba.

CBC

Geeky Malcölm 🇨🇦2d ago

Privacy & Security News 2d ago

GrapheneOS Won’t Implement Age Verification

https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/03/23/grapheneos-wont-implement-age-verification/

#Privacy #News #PrivacyGuides

GrapheneOS Won’t Implement Age Verification

The security and privacy-focused GrapheneOS stated in an X post that they will “remain usable by anyone around the world without requiring personal information, identification or an account.”

Privacy Guides

Geeky Malcölm 🇨🇦2d ago

Bill C-22 builds surveillance backdoors everywhere

I just told my MP to withdraw Bill C-22 — Canada's dangerous new surveillance bill — and I think you should too.

It would force internet providers, messaging platforms, cloud services, and more to build surveillance backdoors into their systems and store a year of private metadata on every Canadian. This isn't limited to phone companies — it reaches virtually every digital service we use. And we already saw what happens when governments mandate this kind of infrastructure: foreign state hackers exploited similar legislation in the US and compromised up to a million people's data.

Take 30 seconds to send your MP a message: https://openmedia.org/StopC22

Stop the Surveillance State: Stop Bill C-22!

🚨 Bill C-22 forces every Canadian internet provider, messaging app & cloud service to build surveillance backdoors and store a year of your data. Foreign state hackers exploited similar legislation in the US. Shut the backdoor: https://openmedia.org/StopC22 #BillC22

Geeky Malcölm 🇨🇦3d ago

Microsoft breaks Microsoft account sign-ins in Windows 11 with latest update

https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/20/microsoft_account_not_working_have/