The government’s new online spying legislation is the “ghost of Vic Toews’ e-snooping bill” which over 150,000 Canadians previously fought against — and won. Support Canada’s largest pro-privacy coalition at http://OurPrivacy.ca Article by Bea Vongdouangchanh for The Hill Times: read more
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OpenMedia.ca: Canadians react to sneaky government attempt to restrict Internet freedom
Sneaky. That’s the word being used by Canadians who are responding to the latest attempt by the government to ram through the wildly unpopular Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). ACTA, which was once believed dead, is creeping out from beyond the grave in an attempt to restrict and criminalize your use
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Telecom expert Nowak takes apart Big Telecom’s latest claim about two-year cell phone contracts
Two days ago, Canada’s customer-protection wireless rules came into effect — but two big telecom companies insisted in throwing out some parting shots as they got ready to put these new requirements into place. Let’s keep going, Canada! Together with thousands of Canadians, OpenMedia.ca has put together a plan to
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Canadian Internet speeds are ranked lower than they were last year
Internet speeds in Canada leave a lot to be desired. That’s one of the reasons why Canadians have been calling for big telecom gatekeepers to be reined in so that innovators can provide Canadians with the kind of service they deserve. Learn more at https://OpenMedia.ca/Gatekeepers From the Huffington Post Canada:
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: It was a busy week here at OpenMedia!
New leaks about the ultra-secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, new revelations about mass spying by spy agency CSEC, and new attempts by our government to resurrect online spying legislation – It’s been a pretty busy weeks here for us! Here’s what your team at OpenMedia looked like when we first
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: When will the government learn – Online spying legislation won’t fool Canadians
Justice Minister Peter MacKay is following former-Minister of Public Safety Vic Toews’ playbook. When will they learn that Canadians see right through these attempts to push through online spying legislation that is supposedly meant to address important social issues? Article by Roger Ennis for the Vancouver Observer: The federal government
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: OpenMedia’s Staff page gets a facelift!
Our OpenMedia Staff page just got a facelift. Thank you to Klix Photography for these images! Learn more about your OpenMedia team at: https://OpenMedia.ca/Staff read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: The government wants to monitor your social media habits around the clouck
Canada, your government wants to monitor your social media habits around the clock. The bigger question is: What do they want with your information? From the Canadian Press: Big Brother is watching you — on just about every social-media platform you can imagine. Tweets, public Facebook posts and YouTube videos
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Canadian woman denied entry into the U.S. based on her private, sensitive information
This story is harrowing – and it shows just how out-of-control unlawful government spying on law-abiding Canadian citizens really is. We’re fighting hard against these threats. You can too. Join us, together with the largest pro-privacy coalition in Canada, at https://OurPrivacy.ca Article by Valeria Hauch for the Toronto Star: Ellen
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Growing global movement to rein in government surveillance against law-abiding citizens
It’s difficult to believe that it’s been less than six months since the whole world learned that the U.S. government was collecting the telephone records of millions of Americans. Edward Snowden wasn’t the first whistleblower to sound the alarm about the U.S. National Security Agency’s online spying system – but
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Political momentum building against the government’s online spying legislation
It looks like momentum is building against the government’s new online spying legislation. This afternoon, the official opposition NDP issued a statement calling on the government to ensure that legislation aimed at tackling the important issue of cyberbullying does not become a government free-for-all when it comes to scooping up
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: OpenMedia.ca community member speaks out against Bell’s anti-competitive behaviour
OpenMedia.ca community member Ben Klass filed a complaint with the CRTC about Bell’s anti-competitive behaviour. From The Huffington Post Canada: Bell Mobility is facing a consumer complaint at the CRTC alleging it marks up the cost of online content by as much as 800 per cent compared to what it
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Conservative senator joins calls for greater oversight of spy agency CSEC
This senator describes current oversight of ultra-secretive spy agency CSEC as a “non-system of zero legislative accountability”. OpenMedia.ca is standing with the BC Civil Liberties Association against mass spying on innocent Canadians at anytime, without a warrant. Learn more at https://OpenMedia.ca/CSEC From The Canadian Press: OTTAWA – Conservative Sen. Hugh
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: “Surveillance Trojan Horse” or “Big Brother in Disguise”? How Canadian media reacted to government’s new online spying bill
Last week saw the announcement of dangerous new online spying legislation – supposedly aimed at tackling the serious issue of cyberbullying. According to legal experts, Bill C-13 consists of just 2.5 pages aimed at cyberbullying – and 65 pages aimed at making it easier for the government to spy on
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: OpenMedia’s townhall is fast approaching – we hope to see you there!
OpenMedia’s Internet Townhall is fast-approaching – and we can’t wait to hangout with our community on November 28th at 5:30pm PST/8:30pm EST to discuss our digital future. Full details of the event
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: The government is spying on environmental groups. What do you think, Canada?
This week, Canadians learned that their taxpayer dollars are being spent to spy on environmental groups. What do you think about this revelation, Canada? We want to know. Emma Gilchrist was one of the people spied upon. This is what she had to say. Article by Emma Gilchrist for DeSmog
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Thanks for having us, OpenMedia McGill!
Our own Reilly Yeo met with OpenMedia McGill students this week at their Wine and Cheese event. It’s inspiring to see so many students fighting hard to safeguard the open Internet! Learn more about OpenMedia McGill at http://mcgi45.wix.com/openmediamcgill read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Video: U.S spying on the U.K. – What does it mean for Canada?
Thank you for continuing to speak up, Canada! It’s because of you that the media continues to report on the need for parliamentary oversight of ultra-secretive spy agency CSEC. We need accountability and transparency when it comes to their reckless collection of the private, sensitive information of law-abiding Canadians. Here’s
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Privacy Commissioner releases statement about Bill C-13
Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian speaks out in support of our privacy rights, after the government’s new online spying bill threatens to diminish the rights of law-abiding Canadians. Support Canada’s largest pro-privacy coalition at http://OurPrivacy.ca From the Privacy Commissioner’s Office: We can all agree that cyberbullying is an issue that needs
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Online Spying is back – here’s what Canadians are saying
What on earth is the connection between the serious issue of cyberbullying and the theft of cable TV and WiFi? What about the connection between cyberbullying and enabling government bureaucrats to spy on your everyday online activities? That’s a question that many concerned Canadians have been asking since yesterday’s announcement
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