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From impossible meat to CBD in everything, there are some new and intriguing trends taking the restaurant industry by storm in 2019. Sustainability and conscious eating continue to loom large in the minds of consumers; but as far as the customer experience goes, geofencing is dominating the dining world.   Restaurant…

Is there any clearer sign of trust than sharing a secret? When you disclose private information to a friend or a family member, you’re assuming it will remain between the two of you. And if you discover that this agreement has been violated, you rightly wonder if your trust in…

Canadian Business ranks Environics Analytics No. 290 in its annual report on Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies TORONTO, SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 – For the fourth straight year, Canadian Business magazine has named Environics Analytics as one of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies. The Growth 500, which ranks companies by five-year revenue growth, profiles the…

Hamilton Technology Centre (HTC) invites you to an exciting discussion on the 5G Revolution at our monthly Seminar Series, on Thursday, October 3, 2019, 12 noon, at the Hamilton Technology Centre (7 Innovation Drive, Dundas).   A distinguished panel of Industry Experts will help understand 5G. Beyond the hype, what is 5G? What should you expect? Will it help your…

Dr Johnny Ryan, privacy advocate, and Brave browser thought leader conducted a provocative Dmexcofringe presentation this week exploring what he sees as the increasingly questionable legality of real-time bidding under GDPR. In an outlandish, but plausible presentation, Ryan painted data regulators as the forest guardians of Tolkien lore awakening against the threat of…

According to One Trust’s data Guidance platform, The California State Senate (‘the Senate’) passed, on 11 September 2019, a series of bills that would amend the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (‘CCPA’). In particular, the Senate passed Assembly Bill (‘AB’) 874, which would exempt publicly available information and deidentified or…

In today’s profoundly connected world, mobile app users have become increasingly sophisticated. Digital integration has resulted in higher levels of consumer expectation, and customers expect more from brands than ever before.  One of the major challenges brands face is increasing customer aversion to one-size-fits-all digital marketing outreach. There’s building resistance…

Google has agreed to pay a $150-$200 million fine to the Federal Trade Commission for violating children’s online privacy laws via its video platform YouTube, Politico reports. Our thought bubble: It’s a small fine given how much backlash YouTube has experienced over the past year for not adequately policing content and advertising on its…

New research into how European consumers interact with the cookie consent mechanisms which have proliferated since a major update to the bloc’s online privacy rules last year casts an unflattering light on widespread manipulation of a system that’s supposed to protect consumer rights. As Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)…

For those that are not computer nerds, a VPN involves technology that adds a security layer to private and public networks, including broadband and internet hotspots. Translated to everyday lingo, a VPN is both secure and private for individuals and organizations to send and receive data over the internet. Think…