By Heather Lotherington
Learning a language after one’s early childhood home language is often referred to as second language learning (despite the fact people may in fact be learning their third or fourth languages). In Canada, an officially bilingual country, both English and French are widely taught in super diverse urban centres. Increasingly, a popular avenue for adult language learners is mobile language learning via free or cheap downloaded apps. A number of apps for mobile language learning claim top-market share: Duolingo claims to teach 200 million language learners worldwide; Busuu, 90 million learners; Babbel and Memrise are also major players.
By Shahid Mansuri
The year is 2020. More businesses are shifting towards online business trends. This has also given an opportunity to the cybercriminals to penetrate deeper into the consumer’s space and gain illegal access to the data. Digitalisation has brought the world closer through business, particularly mobile apps. However, if there is one thing that is at stake, it is the security of consumers. There is a pile of consumer data, and even the number of the prying eyes isn’t any lesser. When the technology is getting sophisticated, the cybercriminals are turning more creative, thereby increasing the threat of data security.
