The use of robots to crawl the Internet to grab as much information for possible in a malicious way is nothing new. The ability for website owners to get smarter and ensure that they are protecting their consumers (from both the robots and third-party deals) is nothing new, either, but the numbers are getting out of control.

Why are Canadian businesses taking so long to adopt social media practices, while Canadians themselves are the most engaged online than anyone else on Earth? Because of the conservative nature of business, Canadians are less prone to learn, to adopt, and therefore less likely to challenge the powers-that-be.

Technology law and policy is notoriously unpredictable but 2012 promises to be a busy year. My weekly technology law column offers some guesses for the coming months. January: The Supreme Court of Canada holds a hearing on whether Internet service providers can be treated as broadcasters under the Broadcasting Act.

THE CANADIAN PRESS -- MONTREAL - The last of Nortel's assets -- patents for Internet search, mobile video and wireless networks that can be used in co...

MONTREAL - Research In Motion seems to have become a victim of timing on the launch of its new BlackBerry smartphones, causing investor selloffs and r...