DD13_Chris_HighlyEngagedv3.png Government reacts to years of Canadians calling on officials to rein in Big Telecom’s power and control, says citizen-backed OpenMedia.ca December 18, 2013 – The government has taken its first clear steps to deliver on their promise to ensure Canadians enjoy greater wireless choice and lower prices for telecom
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OpenMedia.ca: A groundswell of Canadians speak out against government revival of Vic Toews-inspired online spying legislation
OpenMedia_small.png As parliamentarians return to their ridings for the winter holidays, citizens and groups from across the political spectrum are raising concerns about how Peter MacKay’s online spying Bill C-13 would undermine Canadians’ privacy December 11, 2013 – Groups from across the political spectrum are speaking out to warn Canadians
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Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: New revelations show Canadian government spying on its trading partners at behest of United States
OpenMedia_Logo.png Citizen-backed OpenMedia.ca says the revelations show that spy agency CSEC is reckless, out-of-control, and not accountable to Canadians December 9, 2013 – The CBC has tonight revealed that government spy agency CSEC (Communications Security Establishment Canada) has been spying on “approximately 20” of Canada’s trading partners at the behest
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Guest Blog by Will Fox: The Internet is no longer a luxury – It’s time for free public Wi-Fi
Canadians pay some of the highest prices in the industrialized world for some of the worst Internet service – service that often comes with disrespectful customer assistance, inadequate Internet speeds, and deceptive long-term contracts. There is a growing digital divide in Canada, as a considerable segment of Canadians cannot afford
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Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Guest blog – Russia’s Olympic flame puts democracy under fire
This guest blog by McGill students Jassie Badion, Alexandra Bokos, Zineb Loulichki, and Charlie Tran examines how the Russian government is using extensive online spying to undermine the digital rights of its LGBT community. Their article focuses on the digital surveillance measures the Russian government is implementing for the upcoming
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: New Snowden Documents reveal the Canadian government partnered in illegal spying on Canadian soil
OpenMedia_Sidebar_Image.png Canadians are demanding action after shocking revelations show how out-of-control spy agency CSEC is damaging democracy at home and Canada’s relationships abroad November 27, 2013 – In the wake of this evening’s bombshell revelations from journalist Glenn Greenwald, citizen-backed OpenMedia.ca is demanding the government rein in its secret spy
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Canadians join nearly 300 organizations and thousands of citizens around the world to call for United Nations and world governments to respect our right to privacy
Necessary.JPG Move comes following confirmation that U.S. spy agencies have been spying on citizens of allied nations. November 26, 2013 – Global citizens and hundreds of organizations have launched an international campaign to rein in government surveillance and to protect the right to privacy. Today, OpenMedia.ca is joining with civil
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It’s hard to imagine a world without the Internet. It’s an essential part of how we thrive as a society, and so many of our daily activities now happen online. From the moment we wake up to when we go to bed, we’re on the Internet sharing with friends, creating
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Guest blog by Barry Shell – How Big Telecom makes trouble when switching Internet providers in Canada
Here’s a guest blog by OpenMedia.ca community member Barry Shell, who is writing to: “show everyone how Shaw and the other major Canadian Internet providers deliberately invent unnecessary obstacles to try to stop Canadians from getting lower-cost service from independent providers.” Imagine having to pay nearly $200 whenever you want
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Broad coalition to TPP governments: Pull provisions that restrict access to knowledge and open innovation
Censorship_FBShare_131115.png Organizations spanning nearly every TPP nation calls for a new approach that respects broad interests not just that of old US media conglomerates November 21, 2013: Today the Fair Deal Coalition has called on Governments involved in the TPP negotiations to reject copyright proposals that would limit the open
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: OpenMedia.ca concerned “cyberbullying” legislation will unnecessarily erode the privacy of law-abiding Canadians
OpenMedia_CA_248x208.png Legislation includes invasive elements of the government’s discredited online spying Bill C-30 that was canned earlier this year after 150,000 Canadians spoke out November 20, 2013 – Today Justice Minister Peter MacKay introduced legislation that many hoped would focus on tackling the serious issue of cyberbullying. It appears that
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Concerned Canadian reveals Bell’s anti-competitive practices
saveournet200x200.png OpenMedia.ca joins with Manitoba resident Ben Klass to call on the CRTC to stop Big Telecom from making independent services more expensive for Canadians November 20, 2013 – Today, researcher and OpenMedia.ca community member Ben Klass is filing an official complaint with the CRTC (Canada’s telecom regulator) revealing that
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Internet governance expert says U.S. trying to strong-arm Canada into economically-damaging Internet censorship rules in international agreement
Censorship_FBShare_131115.png Leading expert Carolina Rossini tells Vancouver audience that carefully crafted Canadian copyright laws could be overturned by extreme U.S.-driven proposals in Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement November 19, 2013 – Carolina Rossini, a renowned U.S.-based expert on international Internet governance, told an audience in Vancouver last night that the U.S. government
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Thanks to you and the rest of the OpenMedia community we helped stall the extreme Internet censorship plan called the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) from being sealed last month. You joined over 120,000 who said NO! to Internet Censorship. Now, recently leaked documents have revealed the full extent of an
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Event brings together cross-border Internet governance experts amid bombshell leaks about Internet censorship
OpenMedia_Sidebar_Image.png Leading experts gather in Vancouver to discuss Internet freedom issues in wake of NSA spying scandal and Wikileaks revelations of extreme TPP Internet censorship scheme Amid controversies over bombshell leaks about Internet censorship and disturbing revelations about government surveillance, OpenMedia.ca is teaming up with Gen Why Media to co-host
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Their secret revealed
It’s worse – much worse – than we thought. A bombshell leak by Wikileaks just revealed how giant U.S. conglomerates are about to impose an extreme Internet censorship plan that will wreck Canada’s digital future. They’re trying to wrap this up — we have to stop this right now. Tell
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Ben Klaas: To sign or not to sign?
We’re now just weeks away from the implementation of customer-friendly new wireless rules, which come into force on December 2nd. In this piece, OpenMedia community member Ben Klaas looks at the advantages of buying a phone upfront and avoiding the hassle of a long-term wireless contract. Ben’s conclusion? “The bottom
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Government is right to block Telus takeover of Mobilicity, but much more needs to be done to rein in Big Telecom
big3_appeal.png Citizen-backed OpenMedia.ca says Canadians will welcome moves to stop Big Telecom narrowing their wireless choices yet further, but action still needed to fix broken market October 30, 2013 – New reports reveal that Industry Canada’s will block telecom giant Telus from taking over indie wireless provider Mobilicity. Citizen-backed OpenMedia.ca,
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