Your news links for today: Exclusive – NSA infiltrated RSA security more deeply than thought: study – Reuters Surprise, surprise: my online metadata actually reveals where I’ve been – Ars Technica NSA reportedly targeted as many as 122 world leaders for surveillance – The Verge NSA chief’s legacy is shaped
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OpenMedia.ca: Your Daily Digital Digest for Friday, March 28, 2014
Your news links for today: Canada’s metadata collection worries critics – Globe and Mail ISPs Handing Over Data To Spies? Surprisingly, They Don’t Want To Say – Huffington Post Accountability and Government Surveillance – Technology, Thoughts & Trinkets Internet providers get low transparency grades amid surveillance concerns – CTV Winnipeg
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Your news links for today: Bill C-13: Tories trying again to open door to undue state intrusion – Toronto Star Data Privacy Transparency of Canadian ISPs – IXmaps Police allege breach of trust by former McGuinty staffer over computer access – Toronto Star Border agency asked for Canadians’ telecom info
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Your news links for today: Ottawa has been spying on you – Chronicle Herald Who Needs Lawful Access?: Cdn Telcos Hand Over Data on Thousands of Subscribers Without a Warrant – Michael Geist Highlights from CANADALAND #25: How Canada’s Spies Game the Media – Howard Forums Mass Surveillance: French Spooks
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Your news links for today: Why the U.S. Government Isn’t Really Relinquishing its Power over Internet Governance – Michael Geist AT&T promises to lower your Internet bill if FCC kills net neutrality – Ars Technica Apple in talks with Comcast to allow ‘special treatment’ for streaming-TV – The Guardian Four
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Your news links for today: How Canada’s Spies Game the Media – CANADALAND Podcast CSIS tracking 80 Canadians who came home after going abroad for ‘terrorist purposes’ – Canada.com Canada’s spy agency helped prepare all-of-government approach in case Idle No More protests ‘escalated’: secret files – National Post Upload speed
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Your news links for today: Twitter website ‘blocked’ in Turkey – BBC News Turkey’s Twitter ban backfires: Tweets up 138%, VPN usage up, topic trends – VentureBeat A plea to the wireless subscribers of Canada… – reddit discussion Now that Public Mobile is owned by Telus, *everyone* needs to buy
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Your news links for today: Canada’s Digital Divide Persists, CIRA Report Shows – Huffington Post Why internet upload speed in Canada lags world average – CBC News Canadians’ heavy internet use is nothing special – WordsByNowak Cdn Music Industry Assoc Chair: Format Shifting, User Generated Content Keep Piracy Sites Going
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Your news links for today: The Web We Want: Could Canada Lead on a Digital Bill of Rights? – Michael Geist Mapping Digital Media: Canada – Open Society Foundations Young Canadians in a Wired World, Phase III – MediaSmarts Libraries to block some websites – Ottawa Community News Snowden document
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Your news links for today: Why Are Canadian Wireless Carriers Increasing Prices? Because They Can – Michael Geist Wireless Carriers’ High Flying Prices – Angelus Novus (Updated) Mobile Wireless in Canada: Recognizing the Problems and Approaching Solutions – Canadian Media Concentration Research Project Net Neutrality: Dangerous Loopholes Remain After Key
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Your news links for today: Wireless carriers are begging for it with rate hikes – WordsByNowak Then and Now – The Cost of 4 and 6GB of Mobile Data in Canada – HowardForums Legislation abolishing roaming charges goes through European parliament – The Guardian Sensitive personal information revealed in smartphone
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Your news links for today: Fido and Koodo: Collusion and Price Fixing – HowardForums “Fido lowers data and raises prices, Koodo raises prices and lowers data – No cartel here!” – @BenKlass on Twitter Rogers website still can’t get it right – Angelus Novus Tête-à-tête: Where is Canada’s Uncarrier? –
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Your news links for today: Foreign Officials In the Dark About Their Own Spy Agencies’ Cooperation with NSA – The Intercept Ottawa imposes life-long gag order on bureaucrats, lawyers – Toronto Star Is Rogers intentionally breaking Netflix performance? – reddit discussion 5 Misconceptions We’re Likely to Hear at Tomorrow’s DMCA
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Your news links for today: How the NSA Plans to Infect ‘Millions’ of Computers with Malware – The Intercept How a Court Secretly Evolved, Extending U.S. Spies’ Reach – New York Times If U.S. Cloud Computing Isn’t Good Enough for the Canadian Government, Why Should It Be for You? –
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Your news links for today: Péladeau’s move into political spotlight casts doubt on Ottawa’s wireless ambitions – National Post Facts vs FUD: Roam Mobility vs Rogers – HowardForums read more
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Your news links for today: Canadian Broadcasters Find Clever, Nasty Way To Slow Down Digital TV Revolution – Huffington Post Telecoms cry foul over spectrum rules – Globe and Mail Netflix-Comcast a different kind of net neutrality – WordsByNowak A New Hollywood Business Plan (suing downloaders) – The Legion of
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Your news links for today: Some ISPs don’t cave when asked for subscriber info, says report – IT World Canada Telecoms evasive on how they co-operate with spies, police: researchers – thespec.com Internet firms play coy on how they share info with police, government – Ottawa Citizen Digital surveillance: How
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Your news links for today: Immunity For Telecoms Targeted In Campaign Against Bill C-13 – Huffington Post The Murky State of Canadian Telecommunications Surveillance – The Citizen Lab What the hell is up with Bill C-13? – reddit discussion BIG LOSS FOR CONSUMERS: #CRTC denies review of prepaid balance confiscation
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Your news links for today: Will Rogers Be the Next Wireless Carrier to Leave the CWTA? – iPhone in Canada Frustrated Cities Take High-Speed Internet Into Their Own Hands – NPR U.S. sets 2014 goal for signing TPP free trade pact – Japan Times Keith Alexander Supports Law To Gag
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Your news links for today: Conservatives harvested emails from livestreams of Aga Khan events – Canada.com Copyright Users’ Rights in Canada Hits Ten: The Tenth Anniversary of the CCH Decision – Michael Geist Broadband status quo strengthening digital divide – WordsByNowak Obama Nominates Former SOPA Lobbyist to Help Lead TPP
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