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ProtectOurPrivacy.png Transparent Lives: Surveillance in Canada reveals how Canadians are increasingly leading their lives under pervasive government surveillance and shows how out-of-control government spying can be curbed May 8, 2014 – A groundbreaking new book about surveillance in Canada will be launched later today. The book is the work of

ProtectOurPrivacy.png Commenting on today’s House of Commons debate about online spying, OpenMedia.ca Executive Director Steve Anderson said: “We now know that Stephen Harper’s government spies on the private lives of Canadians once every 27 seconds. This astonishing figure shows government spying is clearly irresponsible, out-of-control, and hugely expensive for taxpayers.

The Federal Privacy Commissioner has revealed there are 1.2 million breaches of Canadians’ privacy each year. In the vast majority of these cases, telecom providers are handing over private customer information to the government without a warrant and with no judicial oversight. Responding to the news, OpenMedia.ca Executive Director Steve

ProtectOurPrivacy.png Government could shut down Parliamentary debate on Bill C-13 as early as today April 28, 2014 – The government looks likely to shut down debate on its controversial Online Spying Bill C-13, which MPs are scheduled to discuss later today. The move comes after tens of thousands have spoken

OpenMedia_Logo.png Canadians deserve answers from the government about what it’s doing to keep our private data secure, says community-based group working to protect the privacy of all Canadians The Canada Revenue Agency has revealed that the Heartbleed bug has made over 900 Social Insurance Numbers in CRA databases vulnerable to

OpenMedia_CA_248x208.png Incoherent for government to advance protections on commercial privacy, while at same time advancing Bill C-13 which would throw door open to widespread government surveillance of law-abiding Canadians April 7, 2014 – This morning Industry Minister Moore tabled a new Digital Privacy Act in the Senate. The proposed legislation

share_pop_200.png Report lifts the curtain on how Internet providers protect privacy, giving Canadians an at-a-glance tool to rate their provider’s transparency compared with others March 27, 2014 – A new report by leading privacy experts has revealed that Canadian Internet providers need to be much more transparent about how they

share_pop_300.PNG Government trying to smuggle through unpopular online spying measures that would grant immunity to telecom providers that hand over private information without a warrant March 26, 2014 – Legislation being debated by Parliament today would enable a range of government authorities access to the private lives of millions of

Canadians have come together from across the political spectrum to denounce Bill C-13, which would give a range of authorities access to the private lives of Canadians without a warrant March 5, 2014 – The government’s online spying legislation, Bill C-13, will allow authorities access to the private lives of