Online and Wireless Privacy

I told you someone was phishing and not to open that attachment!

I’m sorry you’re worried about losing your personal information, ma’am, but I fix leaky taps, not leaky apps!

More pop-up ads for cat food! You’ve been on my computer again, haven’t you?

Every time I go on-line and say I really like to rock, I get a pop-up ad for this chair!

What makes you think I’m being targeted?

…increasing cloudiness in the east with chances of intermittent data leaks!

And now, for my next trick, I will guess your name, address, date of birth, bank account balance and where you have that special tattoo!

I know so much about her from her social networking site that I can’t think of a thing to ask her! / I know so much about him from his social networking site that I can’t think of a thing to ask him!

I’m afraid it’s just not that simple to get out of a social network, dear!

Talk about a coincidence…someone with the same name as you, who looks just like you, called his boss a big fat, pea-brained moron on facebook!

Of course I value my privacy…that’s why I only share my personal information with 700 of my closest friends!

Ooh, check out that cute guy! / Forget it…he can’t hold down a job, lives with his mother and collects salt and pepper shakers in the shape of farm animals!

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Youth Presentation Package Grades 9-12/Seconday III-V in QC

As Canadians embrace social networks and other online technologies, they are sharing increasing amounts of personal information over the Internet.

Even with the toughest privacy settings, your online activities are never entirely private. Your clicks and website visits leave data trails. Over time, these coalesce into a highly informative digital shadow that reveals a lot about who you are, what you do, and what you like and dislike.

And that’s valuable information. Businesses may use it to tailor ads to your interests or preferences. In extreme cases, criminals can find sophisticated ways to trick you into providing your financial and other sensitive personal information online to defraud you.

In other words, you may go online to network with friends. But, in the online world, you may not always be among friends.

Learn more about privacy! We encourage you to explore this site and our other Popular Topics for more information, helpful tips and ideas.

Over the past 20 years, advances in information and communications technologies have made it exponentially cheaper and faster to collect, create, share, process and store information.

– Jennifer Stoddart
Commissioner