Big Telecom giants are abusing their market power to trap customers in their high-priced services and block them from affordable alternatives. We’ll keep you updated on the next steps as we push back against these abuses. Article by Emily Chung for CBC News Should you have to subscribe to cable
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OpenMedia.ca: Stop Spying On Us
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Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: News 1130: Don’t hand your private info to U.S. copyright trolls.
If you’ve received a harassing copyright notice, our advice is clear – don’t hand your name and address to U.S. copyright trolls. And ignore their threats of $150,000 lawsuits and disconnection from the Internet – neither is applicable in Canada. Article by Jill Drews for News 1130 Emails are going
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: The Independent: Yup, it’s this easy to get on the NSA’s radar
Have you ever googled Tor or other privacy tools? Experts say these leaks confirm that the NSA is engaged in indiscriminate mass surveillance. Article by James Vincent for The Independent Any internet users who use or even read about privacy services online will be targeted for surveillance by the NSA,
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Stop Big Media’s Shakedown
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Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: In 2015, the stakes could not be higher for Internet Freedom
This piece was originally published in Common Ground and on Rabble.ca One of the most challenging things about working for an Internet freedom organization like OpenMedia is that there’s often a lot going on. As in, a LOT. It certainly makes for an exciting work life, but I’d be the
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Happy Holidays Internet community! We’ll be back in January!
It’s been a busy, wacky, wonderful year here at OpenMedia and we’re ready for a break. Enjoy your well-deserved time off, Internet community, and we’ll see you in the new year. Happy Holidays! – your OpenMedia team read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Ricochet: Canada’s privacy deficit widens alarmingly as Supreme Court permits police to search cellphones
This piece was originally published by Ricochet Media. Canada’s privacy deficit widened further last week, following a Supreme Court of Canada ruling that police do not need a warrant to search the cellphones of people they arrest. The ruling, which can be read in full here, permits law enforcement to
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: TODAY: Join our Privacy Town Hall at 4pm PT / 7pm ET
Calling all Canadians! Join us for our Facebook Town Hall on privacy issues, taking place on Facebook at 4pm PT / 7pm ET later today. We’ll have expert guests from the Protect our Privacy Coalition, including Tom Henheffer from Canadian Journalists for Free Expression, and OpenMedia’s own Steve Anderson. Canada is facing a privacy
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Could Bell get kicked out of Apple’s AppStore for breaking the rules and rigging the rankings?
If you’re an enormous telecom conglomerate, and you release a new app to unfavourable ratings, what do you do? You could invest some of your vast resources into listening to customers and making the app better — or you could get your senior managers to leave fake reviews to mislead
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Canadians to Senators: Do the right thing and remove online spying from Bill C-13
Online Spying Bill C-13 is now at a crucial stage in the Canadian Senate, where it faces its last hurdle before becoming the law of the land. Key senators on the Senate’s Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee are now considering the bill in detail – and Canadians certainly haven’t been
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Stop Big Telecom’s Power Grab
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Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: WANTED: Sober second thought
This is urgent: Peter MacKay’s Online Spying Bill C-13 has already passed the House of Commons and will soon face a final vote in the Senate. We can still stop this but we need to act now – use our simple Letter to the Editor tool to get a letter
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Write a Letter to the Editor About Online Spying Bill C-13
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Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Toronto Star: Canada’s Privacy Commissioners are unanimous about this
Canada’s official privacy watchdogs have a clear message for the government: Don’t undermine our privacy rights with new spying legislation. Do you think the government will listen? Don’t forget to make your voice heard by helping to shape Canada’s Privacy Plan. Article by Alex Boutilier for the Toronto Star Privacy
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: How we move forward
It’s been a tough week for all of us. I’ll never forget checking the news on Wednesday morning and discovering that Parliament – the very symbol of the Canadian rights and freedoms we hold dear – was under attack. Since Wednesday, I’ve been talking with friends, family, and colleagues, trying
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Saturday at 6.30pm ET: Watch Glenn Greenwald speak in Ottawa
WATCH LIVE: Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Glenn Greenwald will speak in Ottawa about privacy, state surveillance, and its impact on Canadians. This event is organized by Bill Owen of Eyestir Communications, and sponsored by Rabble.ca and your OpenMedia.ca team. It takes place on Saturday Oct 25 from 6.30-8.30pm ET. Here’s a
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Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Our Digital Future Report
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Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Georgia Straight: The popularity of Bitcoin continues to grow
Have you purchased your morning cuppa using Bitcoin yet? Let us know in the comments below! Article by Stephen Hui for the Georgia Straight Vancouver Entrepreneur Lisa Cheng goes out of her way to eat and shop at businesses that allow customers to pay with Bitcoin. “Because I’ve been living
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