Rosie Lombardi

Canadians are increasingly turning to the Internet to self-diagnose their medical conditions.

When wireless hot-spots started springing up in cities circa 2001, this shift had a dramatic impact on the way people interacted. Released from their wireline chains, people were no longer constrained to use their computers in isolation.

Canadians are increasingly turning to the Internet to self-diagnose their medical conditions. That's according to HealthInsider, a national survey of 2,500 Canadians conducted by IBM.

The emerging RFID industry is not producing Orwellian and Kafkaesque chips. At least, not yet. But privacy advocates are already sounding loud and urgent alarms about the potential abuses of RFID technology.

Investigators looking into the sale of 41 high-capacity tapes containing 77,000 personal medical files at a government auction in British Columbia earlier this month have been able to ascertain that it was not the B.C. Ministry of Employment and Investment's policy to sell tapes.

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Investigators looking into the sale of 41 high-capacity tapes containing 77,000 personal medical files at a government auction in British Columbia earlier this month have been able to ascertain that it was not the B.C. Ministry of Employment and Investment's policy to sell tapes.

Like honesty, privacy is good policy. And it's also profitable. Proponents say proper privacy practices are also 'good for business'. Now it appears there's actual evidence to back up this proposition.