Rex Murphy wants YOU to stand up and fight the government’s secret police Bill C-51. Article by Press Progress And they will say that this was Rex Murphy’s finest hour. read more
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OpenMedia.ca: Globe and Mail: Chretien, Clark, Martin, and Turner: Stop Bill C-51
4 former Prime Ministers, including Conservative Joe Clark, want more oversight on Canada’s spy agencies. Article by Jean Chretien, Joe Clark, Paul Martin and John Turner for The Globe and Mail The four of us most certainly know the enormity of the responsibility of keeping Canada safe, something always front
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: LeadNow: Bill C-51 will create a secret police force
Check out this great video about the government’s Secret Police Bill C-51 by our privacy coalition partners at @LeadNow read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Rabble.ca: Privacy Coalition member Dr. Monia Mazigh: Harper’s Bill C-51 is all about intimidation
Letting the government use fear to drastically reduce our privacy rights is simply un-Canadian. Speak up now at https://OpenMedia.ca/spyonus Article by Dr. Monia Mazigh for Rabble.ca In the Oxford English Dictionary the definition of the word “fear” reads as follows: “an unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger, pain
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: EFF: New copyright provisions in the TPP are ridiculous
Ever created a meme that went viral? Hollywood wants you to go to jail for that. Article by Maira Sutton for EFF The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP) poses massive threats to users in a dizzying number of ways. It will force other TPP signatories to accept the United States’ excessive copyright terms of a minimum
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Thanks to you, Canadians are rallying to fight the government’s Spy Bill
This is all thanks to you: Huge numbers of Canadians, including key Ottawa decision-makers, are pushing back hard against the government’s Bill C-51, which proposes unprecedented new powers for Canada’s security agencies. The bill effectively turns CSIS into a secret police force and would place every Canadian under a government
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Torrent Freak: EMI tried to take down a youtube video of a purring cat
You can’t make this stuff up. Article by Ernesto for Torrent Freak YouTube’s automated takedown tool is known for its flaws, but this week it crossed a line by attacking a purring cat. According to YouTube’s Content-ID system both EMI Publishing and PRS own the rights to a 12 second
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Globe and Mail: We should never let intimidation undermine our privacy rights
Globe and Mail: Bill C-51 won’t make us safer. Article by The Globe and Mail Terrorism is a weapon of the weak. It aims to maim and to kill, but above all it seeks to provoke a more powerful opponent. A madman with a gun on Parliament Hill, conspirators dreaming
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Elizabeth May stands up for privacy
Thanks to the growing chorus of voices that have spoken out against C-51, politicians are standing up for privacy. Thanks to Elizabeth May for speaking out against unprecedented new government spying powers. read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Globe and Mail: Broadbent and Romanow: Parliament must defeat Bill C-51
The government’s proposed anti-privacy law threatens our rights and will not effectively safeguard our security. Speak out now at https://OpenMedia.ca/spyonus Article by Ed Broadbent and Roy Romanow for The Globe and Mail We are writing to add our voices to the rising chorus of opposition to Bill C-51, Prime Minister
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: The Tyee: We shouldn’t let the government scare us into giving away our privacy rights
As a result of your pressure, politicians are speaking up against anti-privacy Bill C-51.Thanks to Elizabeth May for siding with Canadians. Article by Elizabeth May for the Tyee I remember the events of Oct. 22. While I was in lock-down on Parliament Hill, I remember who hid in a closet
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: The Star: Let’s make politicians do the right thing on Bill C-51
Politicians need to hear from you on anti-privacy Bill C-51. Speak out now at https://OpenMedia.ca/spyonus Article by Tim Harper for The Star Pity our poor civil liberties. Watch the quivering debate in our nation’s capital and you would think they’ve been abandoned, all but orphaned, tossed in a snow bank
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Globe and Mail: Snowden urges caution over proposed Canadian anti-privacy law
Anti-privacy laws “are easy to pass but very hard to undo” Article by Colin Freeze for The Globe and Mail Edward Snowden, the fugitive American who leaked state secrets, wants Canadians to know that anti-terrorism laws are easy to pass but very hard to undo. read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Globe and Mail: Bill C-51 could criminalize protest
Frighteningly vague language in the government’s anti-privacy bill could treat ordinary forms of protest like terrorism Article by the Globe and Mail Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has announced his party will support the government’s new anti-terrorism bill and sort out any vexing details later on. That’s a bit like buying
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Guest Blog by James Robb – Using the internet to bring democracy closer to the people
Thanks to Icelandic resident James Robb for contributing this guest piece. Shortly after I moved to Iceland, my good friend and former colleague, Helgi Gunnarsson, who is now an MP for the Pirate Party of Iceland, approached me with an idea to build a piece of petition software. At the
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Huffington Post: FCC Chairman makes a huge promise
Are we in for a big win against the Internet slow lane? Article by Josh Tabish for The Huffington Post Yesterday, U.S. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced his agency’s commitment to the strongest possible rules to prevent telecommunications companies from forcing certain websites and services into a slow lane online.
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: CTV: Government calls security oversight "needless red tape"
Canadians have been clamouring for more accountability at our spying agencies, so why is the government going in the opposite direction? Article by Michelle Zilio for CTV Shortly after tabling its controversial new anti-terror legislation, the government says the creation of any additional oversight body for Canada’s security agencies is
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: RT: Is mass online surveillance making us less safe?
The NSA and other spying agencies use security to justify bulk surveillance, but what if it’s increasing the threat? Article by RT National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden answered questions from Canadian students on Monday, telling them that mass surveillance can actually harm the ability to prevent terrorist attacks while also
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: We’re meeting with Canada’s Privacy Commissioner. Don’t let the Cat get our Tongue.
Ever wanted to sit down and have a chat with Canada’s Privacy Commissioner, Daniel Therrien? Well, we’re sending our own Grassroots Development Coordinator Jason Hjalmarson to Edmonton to do just that, but he won’t be going alone. We need you to tell Jason what to say to say to the
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: The Tyee: Journalists shocked at lack of information about Bill C-51
Was the government afraid to answer tough questions about anti-privacy Bill C-51? Article by Jeremy J Nuttall for The Tyee Reporters in Ottawa became surly quickly Friday when it was discovered the government lock-up they attended for a briefing on proposed anti-terror legislation was light on information and heavy on
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