American Playstation Network and Sony Online Entertainment users are now being offered additional security from Debix.
This service, which will protect users from identity theft, is offered free for twelve months. But no news in regards to a Canadian service has been issued yet.
Sony Ericsson‘s Canadian site has been hacked and information from 2000 of this company’s customers have been posted online.
Though the information doesn’t include credit card information, names, email addresses and passwords have been exposed.
Blockbuster Canada will be closing 140 stores this month.
Liquidation sales will begin at the target locations on May 27th and the new owner of the chain is attempting to retain the Blockbuster trademark and software for the remaining 260 locations.
Canada Post as released an update in regards to the postal strike that was scheduled for May 25th, 2011.
There will be no strike action on that day and negotiations are still underway.
UPDATE : Please read the latest blog entries for updates on the postal strike and alternative shipping options.
It appears that a strike at Canada Post may be possible as of May 25th, 2011. But, there are alternatives. Some Canadian retailers ship to local stores while others use courier services.
The following Canadian retailers offer an option to ship to their local stores :
The following Canadian retailers offer courier shipping :
chapters.indigo.ca
(Greater Toronto Area)
Sony Style Canada(Major Cities/By Appointment)
Tigerdirect.ca – FREE SHIPPING* on selected PC Deals at TigerDirect!
UPDATE : Please read the latest blog entries for updates on the postal strike and alternative shipping options.
It appears that Bill C-32 will be re-introduced into Parliament virtually intact, according to Peterborough MP Dean Del Mastro.
In a Toronto Sun interview Del Mastro claimed that as a member of the special legislative committee on Bill C-32 he had not heard “a lot that was overly critical of the bill” from the many witnesses that testified for this committee.
Del Mastro believes that minor changes will be made to the legislation prior to its introduction by the newly appointed Minister of Industry, Christian Paradis. But the opposition, the NDP, state they will introduce amendments and negotiate with the government “Clause by Clause“.
The New Democrat Party have stated they support the extention of the blank audio media levy to mp3 players including iPods but oppose the digital lock provisions found in Bill C-32.
NDP MP Charlie Angus had introduced Private Members Bill C-499 last March, which would have enacted a levy on mp3 players.