Mobilicity products now available in Food Basics

On the heels of upgrading its network to 4G and announcing that its regular rates plans are 50%-off for a limited time, Mobilicity announced it has expanded its National Retail Program with Food Basics.

The value-based unlimited wireless carrier has opened full-service kiosks in four Food Basics stores in Toronto.

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Hacked ServiceOntario Kiosks shut down

Some of Canada's leading privacy and security experts are in support of the government's decision to shutdown and investigate reported ServiceOntario kiosk compromises. The action, they say, is in compliance with Ontario's privacy laws as well as newly introduced best practices unveiled in an original publication: Managing Personal Information: Insights on Corporate Risk and Opportunity for Privacy-Savvy Leaders.

Primary author and security expert Claudiu Popa says "the recent compromise of four ServiceOntario locations is reminiscent of the fake debit and credit card readers and "skimmers" popular in the Greater Toronto Area over the past few years. These types of attempts on ATMs and kiosks are nothing new, so MGS acted appropriately in shutting down the other locations and notifying the public of the breach at the earliest opportunity."

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