Who’s protecting your speech against false copyright or trademark complaints? EFF finds out which companies are willing to go to bat for you. Report by EFF When somebody wants to silence speech, they often use the quickest method available. When the speech is hosted on a major online platform, that
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OpenMedia.ca: WORLD POLICY JOURNAL: Just how exposed are Canadians to NSA spying?
Canadians are under the NSA’s microscope – and it’s time for that to change. Here are practical steps from Privacy Coalition expert Andrew Clement to help safeguard Canadian networks from foreign spies. If you want to help shape a crowdsourced pro-privacy plan for Canada, be sure to add your voice
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Ben Klass on wireless carriers’ high prices
As cell phone customers reel from yet another Big Telecom price hike, it seems like our wireless market is moving backwards not forwards. Telecom expert and OpenMedia community member Ben Klass asks what will it take for Canadians to get the greater choice and lower prices we deserve. Article from
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Canadians are using our letter tool to spread the word about privacy
Canadians are using our new letter tool to send decision-makers a hard-hitting message about privacy. Check out this great letter by Blake Moorcroft just published in the Windsor Star. And try out our tool at https://openmedia.ca/letter Re: Probe at cyberspy agency CSEC uncovers wrongdoing, ethics breaches, The Canadian Press, March
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Rogers hits senior with an $800 bill for Internet she never used
Rogers hit this B.C. senior with a whopping $800 bill for Internet she never even used. It seems not a week goes by without another story of Big Telecom price-gouging. Tell us yours in the comments below. Article from CBC News A senior citizen in Chilliwack, B.C., is angry about
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Ottawa Citizen: Stanford study reveals just how much of your private info is exposed through metadata
We all know that the metadata spy agencies collect on us can be hugely revealing. Now this Stanford study underlines just how much of our private lives can be exposed through this government spying. Article by Ian Macleod for the Ottawa Citizen OTTAWA — The kind of “metadata” that can
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Tired of CSEC spying? Speak up for privacy with our new Letter to the Editor tool.
We’ve had enough of secretive, expensive, and out-of-control government spying. Now it’s time to get the word out in local communities across Canada. With your support, we’ve built a tool to make it easy for you to get a hard-hitting letter in your local paper. Check it out right now
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: CBC: Investigation into CSEC finds serious breaches of ethics and misuse of public assets
Spy agency CSEC’s troubles go from bad to worse after an official review finds serious breaches of ethics and misuse of public funds. An investigation at Canada’s secretive eavesdropping agency has uncovered misuse of public assets and “serious breaches” of the spy outfit’s values and ethics code. The findings, prompted
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Toronto Star: Ottawa imposes a lifelong gag order on bureaucrats who could shed light on CSEC spying
It looks like the government are growing desperate to stifle the growing debate about CSEC’s spying on Canadians. Now they’ve imposed a lifelong gag order on bureaucrats who might shed light on what CSEC has been up to. read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: BoingBoing: Recent Canada-South Korea trade agreement respects domestic copyright rules
We’ve all heard about how powerful U.S. lobbyists are trying to ram through extreme Internet censorship rules in the TPP. They’re piling on the pressure and holding smaller countries hostage to their demands. But here’s proof that trade deals just don’t need to be this way. Article by Cory Doctorow
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Peter Nowak: Digital divides are growing across industrialized nations
Canada has a stark digital deficit and a growing digital divide. Expert Peter Nowak looks at how low-income neighbourhoods here and in the U.S. are increasingly being left behind. Article from Words by Nowak One of the first things I did before putting in an offer on a new home
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Just a few days left to give your feedback to the CRTC!
The CRTC is asking Canadians what they think about the future of digital services in Canada. This important consultation could either help fix our broken telecom market, or entrench the power and control of Big Telecom. With just days to go until the deadline, it’s vital we seize this opportunity
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Huffington Post: Bill C-13 would grant immunity to telecoms who hand over your private information without a warrant
It looks like the video we created with your support about the online spying bill C-13 has really been turning heads. Check out this piece about how Peter MacKay’s bill would grant immunity to telecoms who hand over your private information without a warrant. read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Rogers may be pulling out of the CWTA
It looks like Big Telecom’s lobby group is in deep trouble. Last week Telus pulled out of the CWTA – now Rogers could be poised to do the same. Will you be shedding tears over its demise? http://bit.ly/NVDvuc Article by Gary Ng for iPhone in Canada Last week in a
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: The Globe and Mail: Inside CSEC’s new headquarters
How did CSEC officials describe their two-hour long conversation with the Globe and Mail? “Uncomfortable.” Colin Freeze takes a look into Canada’s ultra-secretive spy agency CSEC. Article by Colin Freeze for the Globe and Mail No cellphones, no recording devices, no computers. No names. The seven officials at the boardroom
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Financial Post: Industry Minister Moore blocks Bell and Rogers from obtaining Nextwave’s wireless spectrum
Ottawa has blocked telecom giants Bell and Rogers from gobbling up even more scarce and valuable wireless spectrum. Let’s keep up the pressure on Industry Minister Moore to rein in Big Telecom at https://openmedia.ca/gatekeepers Article by Christine Dobby for Financial Post TORONTO – Ottawa has blocked a bid by two
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: How Canadian companies can fight surveillance
Canadian Internet Service Providers are eerily silent when it comes to information about whether or not they have assisted ultra-secretive spy agency CSEC with their surveillance of law-abiding Canadians. Jon Penney discusses what Canadian companies can do to help fight surveillance. Article by Jon Penney for The Citizen Lab The
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Digital Journal: What will it take for CSEC spying to spark more outrage?
In this hard-hitting op-ed, George Arthur asks what it will take for Canadians to get answers about out-of-control spy agency CSEC. Article by George Arthur for the Digital Journal This is the question I am left with as I consider what it will take for Canadians to demand answers about
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Huffington Post: Rogers accused of charging for internal Internet traffic
“Outright theft.” That’s what Canadians are calling this latest alleged attempt by Big Telecom to price-gouge us. Speak out against Big Telecom price-gouging at https://openmedia.ca/deadweight Article by Daniel Tencer for the Huffington Post Canada Rogers Communications is denying online accusations that it charges its internet customers for internal traffic on
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: National Post: Christine Dobby looks back at Canada’s telecom war of 2013
The National Post’s Christine Dobby looks back at Big Telecom’s efforts last year to limit your telecom choice. We know Big Telecom are gearing up for a huge fight in 2014 as they try to keep your bills sky-high. Article by Christine Dobby for the National Post Last summer a
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