Author: OpenMedia.ca

CSEC_403x403_131209.png Report will do little to assure law-abiding Canadians who simply want to communicate online without being spied on by their own government The government’s spy agency CSEC intercepted and deliberately retained the private communications of 66 Canadian citizens last year. The interceptions were made without a warrant and without

Bombshell revelations from journalists Glenn Greenwald and Murtaza Hussein expose extensive government spying on public figures, including a political candidate, a civil rights activist, lawyers, and academics July 8, 2014 – In the wake of this evening’s bombshell revelations from journalists Glenn Greenwald and Murtaza Hussein, citizens are demanding action

willtheylisten.png 73% of Canadians oppose Bill C-13, with just 15% approving. Huge opposition among all regions, age groups, genders, and income levels. Even Conservatives oppose Bill C-13 by 62% to 24%. June 19, 2014 – A new opinion poll just released by Forum Research reveals massive opposition to Peter MacKay’s

share_pop_300.PNG Daniel Therrien, the government’s recently appointed federal privacy watchdog, told key MPs that C-13 should be split to remove controversial and unpopular online spying provisions June 10, 2014 – The government’s recently appointed federal Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien has told MPs that controversial online spying proposals should be removed

share_pop_200.png Daniel Therrien, the government’s recently announced nominee for top federal privacy job, said Bill C-13 could violate privacy by allowing police to collect information about Canadians without a warrant June 3, 2014 – The government’s recently announced nominee for federal Privacy Commissioner, Daniel Therrien, has joined a growing chorus

share_pop_300.PNG Letter to PM from leading Privacy Coalition experts sets out detailed critique of how Bill C-13 undermines privacy and calls for rethink of Privacy Commissioner nomination May 30, 2014 – A group of leading privacy experts have written to Prime Minister Stephen Harper to demand he tackle Canada’s growing

ProtectOurPrivacy.png Over 35 leading academics and 19 organizations sign on in support of the Ottawa Statement on Mass Surveillance, which sets out what needs to be done to protect Canadians from out-of-control mass surveillance May 22, 2014 – The government needs to start respecting the Charter and Canadians’ human and

share_pop_300.PNG “I don’t want to see our children to be victimized again by losing privacy right” says Carol Todd as growing campaign rallies behind calls to split C-13 to remove online spying proposals – OpenMedia.ca available to comment Carol Todd, the mother of cyberbullying victim Amanda Todd, has told a