Bell gets hacked and no some-more village mailboxes: CBC’s Marketplace consumer lie sheet

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Bell patron information hacked

The information of roughly 100,000 Bell Canada customers was compromised this week, usually months after 1.9 million emails were stolen from a company’s database. Bell says a latest hackers got entrance to names, email addresses, comment user names and numbers, as good as phone numbers.

No some-more village mailboxes

The Liberal supervision is axing an unpopular module started in 2014 to end door-to-door delivery and reinstate it with village mailboxes. Existing village mailboxes aren’t going away, though no new ones will be built, so many people will still get mail delivered to their door.

The sovereign supervision has cancelled skeleton to finish home mail smoothness and reinstate it with village mailboxes. (CBC)

Streaming is coming

Bell says we can stop pirating Game of Thrones. The uncover has been formidable for Canadians to tide legally, so Bell is adding a often-stolen uncover to a streaming use CraveTV. But it’s usually charity the initial 3 seasons, to start. Bell says seasons 4 and 5 will follow soon, with seasons 6 and 7 entrance after this year.

CraveTV will start streaming Game of Thrones episodes, though usually a initial 3 seasons will be accessible for now.

Change during a checkout

Amazon launched a initial checkout-free grocery store in Seattle. Instead of backing adult after selecting items, we indicate your smartphone as we enter, and high-tech cameras guard what we collect up and assign a credit label on file. Amazon hasn’t pronounced when or where some-more locations will open.

Amazon non-stop a initial checkout-free grocery store this week, though hasn’t announced skeleton for enlargement in a U.S. or Canada. (Elaine Thompson/Associated Press)

Beer drinkers magisterial by taxes

When Canadians buy a beer, scarcely half a cost is taxes — and those taxes are going up. The reason: Starting in April, a sovereign taxation on drink is rising in line with acceleration (it’s called an “escalator tax”). Beer Canada says drink taxes in Canada are among a top in a world.

Taxes already volume to scarcely half a cost of a drink in Canada, and those taxes will usually continue to get higher. (CBC)

What else is going on

Apple perplexing to solve delayed phones with update. The tech hulk will recover a software refurbish that will let users test the health of their batteries and spin off a underline a association admits has been negligence down some phones.

Canadians spared Amazon Prime cost hike. The cost for an Amazon Prime membership in a U.S. usually went adult 20 per cent a month, though a annual Canadian membership cost has not changed.

Reduce your conform footprint. Last week we investigated how quick conform is adding to a wardrobe rubbish problem. Here are some tips from an consultant on how to revoke your landfill footprint.

This week in recalls

These milk products are off shelves since of an “off ambience flavour”; this portable generator is a intensity glow hazard; a drawstrings on this clothing could be a risk for injury; some coconut products could be contaminated with salmonella; and these hospitality TVs could tumble off their stand.  

Also, there is a necessity of some EpiPens in Canada.

Watch this week 

In a special year-long investigation, Marketplace uncovers a intolerable boost in a series of abuse incidents inside long-term caring homes. We take a dark cameras inside homes with a top rates of abuse to find out because assault is on a rise, and we follow families fighting for improved care.  

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