The #TPP poses a grave threat to our basic rights to access information and express ourselves on the web. And it will cost us billions of dollars. Tell Trudeau to reject the T…
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OpenMedia.ca: Digital Journal: TPP analysis reveals many disadvantages for Canadian business
The #TPP poses a grave threat to our basic rights to access information and express ourselves on the web. And it will cost us billions of dollars. Tell Trudeau to reject the T…
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: iPolitics: The RCMP wants more online surveillance power. We should say no.
ICYMI: The Mounties want warrantless Internet snooping, again.
Article by Michael Morris for iPolitics
The Mounties may always get their man, but they shouldn’t always get what they ask …
OpenMedia.ca: iPolitics: The RCMP wants more online surveillance power. We should say no.
ICYMI: The Mounties want warrantless Internet snooping, again.
Article by Michael Morris for iPolitics
The Mounties may always get their man, but they shouldn’t always get what they ask …
OpenMedia.ca: The Next Web: The Internet is in crisis
Surveillance and limits to our online privacy won’t solve the security problems we have, it will create an Internet crisis.
Article by Gabe Fenigsohn for The Next Web
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OpenMedia.ca: The Next Web: The Internet is in crisis
Surveillance and limits to our online privacy won’t solve the security problems we have, it will create an Internet crisis.
Article by Gabe Fenigsohn for The Next Web
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OpenMedia.ca: ICLMG: Mr. Paulson: "We have enough power to fight cybercrime"
Our friends at the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group – CSILC responded to the RCMP statements about requirements of warrantless Internet subscriber information:
Art…
OpenMedia.ca: ICLMG: Mr. Paulson: "We have enough power to fight cybercrime"
Our friends at the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group – CSILC responded to the RCMP statements about requirements of warrantless Internet subscriber information:
Art…
OpenMedia.ca: Death of Hyperlink: The Aftermath
Must read: The free flow of information that journalist Hossein Derakhshan spent years in an Iranian jail for is dying. vHelp us #SaveTheLink: http://SaveTheLink.org
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Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Toronto Star: Paris attacks put Canada’s Internet privacy laws at risk: Geist
Canadians don’t need to resign their privacy rights to feel safe. The recent events in Europe point to the urgent need to address C-51 and the inadequacies of Canadian oversight, while strking …
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: CRTC’s options to filter unwanted phone calls lacking: critic
We all hate those daily telemarketing calls. What’s the CRTC doing to protect consumers? Not much, apparently.
Article by Jonathan Ore for CBC News
The CRTC published a list on Friday…
OpenMedia.ca: Geist: Signing vs. Ratifying: Unpacking the Canadian Government Position on the TPP
When it comes to Canada’s position on the TPP, we hear too often people confusing the the implications of reaching an agreement-in-principle, signing the text, and ratifying the deal. Digital p…
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: MacLeans: Craig Forcese on how our anti-terror laws make Canadians less safe
Leading privacy expert Craig Forcese: “If anything, Paris underlines the need to organize our national security apparatus in the most efficient manner possible.”
Article by Evan Solomon for Ma…
OpenMedia.ca: Arstechnica: Judge: Stingrays are “simply too powerful” without adequate oversight
Innocent citizens are inevitably and inarguably caught up in the StingRay’s dragnet – an explicit violation of our privacy rights. Here’s some positive precedent from our heighbours in the s…
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Press Progress: Will Canada actually have a "full and open" debate on the Trans-Pacific Partnership?
Now that the TPP deal is out, it’s time for an open debate.
Article by PressProgress
What the heck is going on with the Trans-Pacific Partnership?
Do you know?
If you thought Can…
OpenMedia.ca: Ottawa Citizen: Groups want broad public consultations on anti-terror law
Civil liberty groups and experts are looking forward to an open consultation on C-51. Over to you, Minister Trudeau.
Article by Ian Macleod for the Ottawa Citizen
A coalition of about a do…
OpenMedia.ca: CBC: After Paris, there will be no stopping the surveillance state now
No culture of fear is going to make us sacrifice our privacy.
Article by Neil Macdonald for CBC News
An old acquaintance who spent years in Canada’s secret world, where he developed a you-don’…
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: CBC: What Facebook and Twitter ban: New tool tracks social media censorship
Have you ever had a post removed from Facebook,Twitter or Instagram? Whether it’s removing photos of women breastfeeding, or political speech being banned, social media sites get to decide what is and isn’t acceptable on their services. But this week, a group of researchers is launching a new tool for reporting instances of social media censorship. read
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Biv: From IP to privacy – why TPP is ‘potentially dangerous’ for B.C. tech sector
The government was out of touch with the tech and innovation-driven sectors during the TPP negotiations. But these are the sectors that will be most affected by it. We hope Justin Trudeau listens to them now. Tell him to reject the TPP before it becomes law: read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Globe and Mail: How Bill C-51 may change under Trudeau’s government
We will not be governed by fear. We won’t let reactions and fear destroy our civil liberties. When it comes to privacy and security, we know there is a balance to be struck and we want to have that conversation. How do you think recent events in Paris will impact
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