artists_c51_share.png Artists, writers, musicians, and film-makers including Mark Achbar, Hayden, Raffi, Thomas King, and John Dunsworth from the Trailer Park Boys, warn that C-51 will “silence dissenting voices” and announce “we will be voting for the repeal of C-51” September 28, 2015 – A group of over 200 Canadian artists,
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OpenMedia.ca: Toronto Star: Bridging Toronto’s real digital divide
It turns out more choice = more savings in Canada’s broadband Internet market. But there’s a catch – the digital divide isn’t just rural/remote vs. urban anymore. Check out how over 70% of people in Canada’s largest city are being left behind when it comes to super-fast fibre Internet. And
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: CBC: C-51 anti-terror law causes some Muslims to reconsider vote
Bill C-51 adopts an excessive approach that will harm political discourse and our civil liberties. Let’s keep speaking up to get this reckless, dangerous, and ineffective legislation repealed! KillC51.ca Article by Tanya Birkbeck for CBC Some Montreal Muslims say the passage of the Conservative government’s controversial anti-terror legislation may affect their voting intentions.
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Your Daily Digital Digest for Monday, September 28, 2015
Your news links for today: VW – Age of Cheating Software – New York Times Net neutrality could become the biggest face-off on corporate speech since Citizens United – Washington Post AVG anti-virus is selling your web browsing history – Sydney Morning Herald Canada’s auto sector ‘nervous’ about TPP talks
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: GeekMan.ca: The Fallacy of the "Secret Master Key"
There is very little public understanding of the global system of secret, pervasive surveillance. OpenMedia community member Jesse Schooff uses the analogy of the TSA master key to explain it. Thanks for sharing this great piece with us Jesse! Article by community member Jesse Schooff for GeekMan.ca
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: National Post: Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership really a good deal for Canada? Or is it just ‘NAFTA on steroids’?
A quarter of a billion people are about to lose access to 20 years of the public domain, unless we can stop the TPP. Speak out at StoptheSecrecy.net Article by Douglas Quan for the National Post It is being touted as one of the biggest free-trade deals in history — but
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: CityNews: Prison cellphone surveillance may have hit nearby homes
The balance between our priorities of law enforcement and our rights are way out of whack. Article by Cristina Howorun for City News Correctional Services Canada is recording your phone calls and reading your texts – and you’re not even behind bars. A CityNews investigation reveals Correctional Services Canada (CSC)
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Your Daily Digital Digest for Friday, September 25, 2015
Your news links for today: Snowden Treaty Launched: Effort To Get Countries To End Mass Surveillance – Techdirt Profiled: From Radio to Porn, British Spies Track Web Users’ Online Identities – The Intercept Filling in the blanks: Analysis of CSE CNE documents – Lux Ex Umbra Forcing suspects to reveal
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Reuters: Snowden launches push for global privacy treaty
Edward Snowden, Laura Poitras, Glenn Greenwald, and David Miranda propose The Snowden Treaty, a new pact that would “curtail mass surveillance and protect the rights of whistleblowers.” Article by Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fugitive former U.S. spy contractor Edward Snowden on Thursday backed a push for an international treaty on
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Wired: You Love Pizza Rat. You Don’t Own Pizza Rat
#PizzaRat has completely overwhelmed the Internet. Does its virality mean it should be considered fair use, or even in the public domain? Article by Davey Alba for Wired #PIZZARAT IS SELF-EXPLANATORY. #PizzaRat is a video of a rat carrying a giant slice of pizza down the stairs of a grimy Manhattan subway, a video
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Big Telecom could slip new slow lane powers into a U.S. bill that has nothing to do with the Internet
A few days ago, OpenMedia helped our campaign partners at Demand Progress add the names of thousands of Internet users to a historic legal defense of the Net Neutrality rules that are currently being challenged in court by Big Telecom in the U.S. As you may recall, the rules being
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Your Daily Digital Digest for Thursday, September 24, 2015
Your news links for today: Canada’s LTE report card: impressive speed, languishing coverage – Mobile Syrup The State of LTE (Worldwide) September 2015 – Open Signal Margaret Atwood schools Jesse on technology, dictators and CanLit – CANADALAND #100 The Women Who Won Net Neutrality – Slate Privacy, net neutrality, security,
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: iPolitics: What TPP commitments can the Conservatives make during a campaign?
A question we’ve been asked often: What exactly can the Harper government commit to in the TPP negotiations during a federal election campaign? Article by BJ Siekierski and Kelsey Johnson As the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations continue Tuesday in San Francisco before likely moving on to Atlanta next week, questions are being
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Massive B.C. Privacy Breach underlines risks of government using C-51 to collect and store our private info
For Immediate Release Massive B.C. Privacy Breach underlines risks of government using C-51 to collect and store our private info September 23, 2015: A massive data breach in British Columbia has left millions of British Columbians worried about whether their private educational records have been exposed. The government announced last
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Times Colonist: Size of B.C. breach ‘especially troubling,’ says privacy commissioner
BC’s privacy commissioner is investigating the largest data breach in the province’s history. It’s time our governments start putting privacy on the agenda. This election tell your local candidates that privacy matters to you, at OurDigitalFuture.ca/candidate Article by Lindsay Kines for Times Colonist read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Your news links for today: CBC announces plans to sell off all buildings in midst of election campaign – Canadian Media Guild All the ‘Happy Birthday’ song copyright claims are invalid, federal judge rules – LA Times Dallas Buyers Club files third lawsuit over Popcorn Time – Ars Technica These
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: PressProgress: Conservative candidate on C-51: Civil liberties? "Folks, that’s not the country we live in"
Civil liberties protect our personal freedoms. They allow us to express ourselves without fear of interference, they preserve our right to speak, to assemble, to organize, to move around freely and protect our identity. C-51 will limit our civil liberties, and even this Conservative candidate said so. Let’s stop this
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Your news links for today: Announcing the 2015 Heroes & Villains of Human Rights and Communications Surveillance – Access Now Lawyer’s lawsuit highlights Ottawa’s court clashes over Charter rights – Globe and Mail How a Dancing Baby Struck a Blow for Balanced Copyright Law – Michael Geist New Open Letter
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: New York Times: France Rejects Google’s Efforts to Limit Application of Privacy Ruling
France rules that the right to global censorship doesn’t just apply to EU domains, but Google must remove content globally. Article by Mark Scott for The New York Times France’s privacy watchdog just will not take no for an answer. On Monday, the country’s data protection authority rejected Google’s efforts
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Your Daily Digital Digest for Monday, September 21, 2015
Your news links for today: If Canada’s Internet Is So Great, Why Are So Many People Still Without It? – VICE Motherboard TELUS ‘Your Choice’ Data Plans Change – iPhone in Canada I got charged $7.50 by Bell Mobility for using 0.001mb of data. They’re crooks. – r/Canada Are the Kids
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