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OpenMedia.ca: Nearly 100,000 speaking out as U.S. FCC pushes ahead with proposal that could create an Internet Slow Lane
caution-internetslowlane.png Huge public outcry succeeds in forcing FCC to back away from officially endorsing Big Telecom’s Slow Lane plan The U.S. Federal Communications Commission announced this morning that it will push ahead with a proposal that could create an Internet slow lane for everyone except deep-pocketed conglomerates. However, at the
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Help take our campaign against Internet Slow Lanes to the next level
A huge chorus of voices is rising against the FCC’s plan to allow Internet Slow Lanes. We’ve almost hit 100,000 signatures on our website – will you help us take this campaign to the next level? Go to https://OpenMedia.org/SlowLane and speak out! read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Please Share: Internet sloths want to put your Internet in the Slow Lane
Internet sloths at the FCC want to put your Internet in the slow lane. Tell them to get with the program at https://OpenMedia.org/SlowLane read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: EFF: Prepare to Take Action to Defend Net Neutrality. Here’s How the FCC Makes Its Rules.
Speaking out against the Internet Slow Lane is having a powerful effect, as the FCC is set to reconsider rule changes that could destroy Net Neutrality. Want to take the next step? Check out this piece by our friends at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. And, if you haven’t already, help
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: BGR: Comcast and other ISPs threaten to hold the Internet hostage
Giant U.S. cable companies are throwing a hissy fit over the possibility that the FCC might prevent them from creating Internet Slow Lanes. Article by Brad Reed for BGR It was all going so, so well for American ISPs. Not only did they have a former cable lobbyist as head
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: The Nation: It’s Not Complicated: To Maintain a Truly Free and Open Internet, Maintain True Net Neutrality
Citizens, tech companies, major decision-makers, and innovators agree: save the open Internet, don’t let cable companies build Internet slow lanes. Speak out at https://OpenMedia.org/SlowLane and share this great piece by our partners at The Nation with all of your friends. Article by John Nichols for The Nation Federal Communications Commission
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Only 48 hours left to say no to the Internet slow lane!
This is a crucial moment for the Internet. In just 48 hours, changes at the U.S. FCC could slow many of your favourite websites to a crawl. Innovation on the net could be brought to a standstill. Fight back here: https://OpenMedia.org/SlowLane. read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Reddit Blog: How YOU can stop Internet Slow Lanes
Wow! Our Say No to the Internet Slow Lane campaign is part of a viral response to save Net Neutrality! Make sure to sign on at http://OpenMedia.org/SlowLane and check out this awesome Reddit post on how you can get involved. Article from Reddit As you may have seen from all
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Internet Slow Lane? Worst. Idea. Ever.
You’ve heard the story over and over again. A couple of college friends are sitting in their dorm rooms, messing around with some code, probably getting a bit tipsy. They come up with a great website or app idea, hack together a working version, drink a few more beers, and
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Vox: Everything you need to know about network neutrality
Big rule changes in the U.S. threaten to put your Internet in the slow lane. Here’s a great explanation of what is happening in the Net Neutrality battle, how it could affect you, and what you can do to shape the conversation. Article by Timothy B. Lee for Vox What
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: BGR: FCC’s new net neutrality rules opposed by 100+ internet companies
Proposed changes in the U.S. that could put your Internet use in the slow lane are creating a viral response. Article by Richard Lawler for BGR Despite FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s insistence that he is on the side of an open internet, the controversy over proposed net neutrality rules continues
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: National Post: How federal bill C-13 could give CSIS agents — or even Rob Ford — access to your personal online data
Frighteningly vague language in the govt’s proposed new Online Spying law could give any public officer, including mayors, access to your private information. That’s right: mayors of major Canadian cities… Article by Justin Ling for The National Post A wide-ranging new federal bill that will allow Internet and cellphone providers
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Transparent Lives: Surveillance experts want you to know how you’re being watched, what you can do about it.
Canadians are more surveilled than ever as new technologies enable privacy invasions on a massive scale. How did we arrive at this juncture? And what can we do to modernize our laws so that we can have privacy in the 21st century? Transparent Lives, a groundbreaking new book, attempts to
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: The Globe and Mail: We can’t let phone companies determine our privacy rights
Who can you trust with your private information? Not the government apparently. Not Big Telecom either. Isn’t it time for Stephen Harper to take responsibility and defend our online privacy? http://OpenMedia.ca/DefendPrivacy Article by Lisa Austin and Andrea Slane for The Globe and Mail Police and other government authorities apparently request
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Lang & O’Leary Exchange: The Big Picture panel debates Ottawa’s online surveillance record
What’s at stake in upcoming changes to Canada’s privacy laws? Our own Steve Anderson lays it all out. read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: CBC: Government snooping on social media may breach Privacy Act
“When we share on Facebook, we think we’re sharing with our friends. We don’t think we’re sharing everything with some faceless government bureaucrat in Ottawa using our tax dollars to snoop on us.” Article by Matt Kwong for The CBC Canadian social media users might have some unexpected followers lurking
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Michael Geist: Why are telecom providers refusing to come clean about disclosing your private information?
Why are telecom providers refusing to come clean about disclosing your private information? Article by Michael Geist While much of the attention this week on the massive number of requests for subscriber information has rightly focused on the government and a legal framework that provides insufficient oversight (and is about
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Citizenlab: Is the Canadian Government spying on you?
We’ve been demanding that the Canadian government stand up and defend our privacy instead of invading it. You should too: http://OpenMedia.ca/DefendPrivacy But how can you know if your private information has been shared with government by your Telecom provider? Here’s how you can find out. Article by Christopher Parsons for
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: The Star: Federal government is ‘creeping’ your Facebook page
The government spies on Canadians’ private information more than a million times a year, often without a warrant. If that wasn’t enough, now it turns out they’re creeping on your Facebook page too. Do you want Stephen Harper to take responsibility for this spying and defend our online privacy? Then
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