While computer security can restrict the use of data, it can’t decide the issue of legal ownership. And in today’s world where we can save everything forever on the Internet, privacy controls have to change.

British Columbia’s new Security Services Act (SSA), which passed third reading nearly a year and a half ago, finally came into force Sept. 1.

As the long-awaited Private Security and Investigative Services Act (formerly Bill 159) takes hold in Ontario, the industry sounds off on battling red tape, the pros and cons of portable licensing, and whether customers and the public will be better served under the Act.

The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) has selected Labcal’s Be.U Mobile to authenticate employees’ Restricted Area Identification Card (RAIC).

In preparing for the next major crisis, the most important thing is to know where the vulnerabilities are. However, for the private sector, the next ”˜what if’ becomes: What if that critical information gets into the wrong hands?

This was a concern that was acknowledged May 10 by federal Minister of Public Safety Stockwell Day in a speech to the Conference Board of Canada's Second Public and Private Sector Summit on National Security held in Ottawa.

The Hon. Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, together with the Hon. Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, announced June 23 that the Government of Canada is contributing $500,000 to the International Maritime Organization's International Maritime Security Trust Fund.

The President of the Law Commission of Canada, Yves LeBouthillier, has released the Law Commission’s latest report “In Search of Security: The Future of Policing in Canada”.

Leading experts from Canada and around the world will be gathering in Ottawa at the end of the month to explore security best practices.

It’s been two years since the Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services first announced it was going to overhaul legislation governing private investigators and security guards, and the man in charge of leading the development of Bill 159 says it won’t be complete by the anticipated time frame of spring 2007. 

The registrar and director of the Private Security and Investigative Services Branch overseeing the development of the new Act governing private security in Ontario, Jon Herberman, has scheduled public meetings to present the new Private Security and Investigative Services Act, 2005, which will take effect on Aug. 23, 2007.

The dates, times and locations of the public meetings are listed below.

Toronto
August 1
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Ryerson University
The George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre Room
ENG103
245 Church St.
Toronto
Located north of Dundas St. East at the southeast corner of Church St. and Gould St.

Ottawa
August 8
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Travelodge Hotel & Conference Centre Greenery Room 1376 Carling Ave.
Located on the south side of Carling Ave. east of Kirkwood Ave.

London
August 15
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Best Western Lamplighter Inn & Conference Centre
Chelsea 1 & 2 Room 591
Wellington Rd. South
Located on the west side of Wellington Rd., south of Commissioners Rd.

Sudbury
August 21
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Cambrian College
eDome
1400 Barrydowne Rd.
The Cambrian College campus is located on the east side of Barrydowne Rd. north of Lasalle Blvd. Get to the eDome through the College’s main entrance and follow the signs to the eDome.

You may join the Sudbury meeting by telephone or the internet. By telephone, call 866 440-8937 with conference ID 3260230.

For live video visit http://edome.cambrianc.on.ca/webcast

Prior to joining, ensure that you have Quicktime installed (a download link is provided at http://edome.cambrianc.on.ca/index.html), and have tried the sample videos at http://edome.cambrianc.on.ca/samples.htm
Powerpoint and text chat tests will also take place.
Details for these features will be announced in the conference call.

Toronto
September 6
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
MacDonald Block
Simcoe Room 900 Bay St. Located on the southeast corner of Bay St. and Wellesley St.