Typical 7 news sensationalism, it was a tech issue on the frontend affecting app and web services. Transactions worked fine, no one was 'locked out' of their account.
Last line of the article:
Other services including ATMs, online and in-person payments, including tap and pay, were unaffected..
Pain in the ass, sure. But not as bad as all that.
Fortification can be used to manipulate some health rating systems. I don't know what system Canada uses, but Health Star is particularly vulnerable to this. Basically you can make a product that's high in fat / salt / sugar look better than it is by adding vitamins. So it makes some kind of sense to restrict fortification to certain classes of foods.
More engaging than a lump of coal, I guess?
With a little fucking around I'm fairly sure you could do it on the phone itself via termux.
I have a terrible feeling it's a compromised webcam.
I suspect that's kind of the point, or at least works in their favour. If you don't know about it, you're probably pretty new here and therefore a better candidate for a victim.
First time I ducked into a Dresden opticians for an eye test they straight up told me; "Nope, you don't need new glasses." Instant loyalty from me, and since then they've done it twice more.
They also manufacture their frames independently from recycled plastic so they're not beholden to Luxottica.
Yeah unfortunately that shit works. Maybe not on you, but it does work. It's kinda like spam. It's intentionally bad so the victims self-select.
Yeah I believe you, the app wasn't working for me, either. I was using my card all afternoon with no problems though. Not locked out of anything.