Author: Laura Tribe

In response to an article in The Globe and Mail this week discussing the need for increased surveillance, a group of organizations focused on privacy and have responded with a letter, …

In response to an article in The Globe and Mail this week discussing the need for increased surveillance, a group of organizations focused on privacy and have responded with a letter, published today.
Capacity to intrude
Re: Pointing fingers …

The recent attacks in Paris, Beirut, and Mali have left the world shaken. Here at OpenMedia, as elsewhere, it’s been an emotional time, as we worry about our friends overseas going through tra…

Earlier this month, we released an open letter from Margaret Atwood and over 300 Canadian artists speaking out about Bill C-51. Today we have received a response from the Elizabeth May and the Green Party, showing their support for our call. The Green Party has a positive track record on

It’s finally here! After the longest campaign in Canadian history, it’s time to cast your vote. For some of you, this may be routine. But for others, this may be your first time voting! In either case, we’ve put together a list of resources from Elections Canada to make sure

This election, we’ve been focusing on the future of the Internet that Canadians need to build our digital economy. We crowdsourced our vision from over 125,000 Canadians, and have sent our platform, Canada’s Digital Future, to each of the party leaders. read more

This election has the potential to shape the future of Canada’s digital policies and infrastructure for decades to come. That’s why today OpenMedia is launching our new election action platform: Canada’s Digital Future. OurDigitalFuture.ca is a centralized hub for all of OpenMedia’s elections-related activities, information and materials. Next week, for

OpenMedia supports the work of BCCLA and Dogwood Initiative to challenge the secretive practices of CSIS in the courts. Stand up with us and sign the pledge at https://bccla.org/dont-spy-on-me/ Article by CBC News A federal committee is holding a hearing Wednesday into a complaint that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service illegally

As our friends at BCCLA and Dogwood Initiative continue to fight for our right to speak up in public without fear of being put under surveillance, an important reminder of how out of control our secret courts and surveillance agencies have become.  Join us and stand up against secret surveillance

Canadians have serious reasons to doubt the government’s respect for our right to privacy. From Bill C-51 to warrantless spying, privacy breaches to a multi-billion dollar spy palace, there seems to be little interest in protecting the privacy of Canadian citizens. However, the OpenMedia community is not one to sit

The Quebec government seems determined to press ahead with an ill-conceived plan that would require ISPs to censor the Internet…for its own financial gain. Yes, you read that right. The province’s online gaming site, Espacejeux, is failing to meet its financial targets. But instead of fixing a broken business, Quebec