Inga Sibga, a Montreal woman, launched a class action lawsuit against Big Telecom after being charged exorbitant roaming fees ($250!) while outside Canada. Obviously we have a broken cell phone market—we at OpenMedia.ca need your help to highlight this situation in the upcoming CRTC hearing for a national cell phone
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OpenMedia.ca: What do you think comes next for 2013?
The Internet community faced many challenges in 2012 – threats to freedom of expression, access to information, and online privacy – meeting them head on and shared many successes. Some of these challenges, like the TPP, remain. What do *you* think comes next for 2013? What issues and actions do
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Update on Voltage’s “guilty by accusation” crusade
Late last year I wrote a blog post about how media outfit Voltage Pictures was trying to force indie ISP Teksavvy to hand over the private information of certain Canadians who, it alleged, used the Internet to violate its copyright. The court case resumes today with a motion by Voltage
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Pro-Internet groups and supporters like you have kept us going
This December, hundreds of you joined OpenMedia as monthly donors through our Allies program, and over one thousand of you contributed with one-time donations. You answered the call to help us stay strong in 2013, and we couldn’t be more grateful. Thank you so much. We at OpenMedia rely heavily
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Bell’s second power grab is here.
You helped stop the Bell-Astral takeover last year that would have given Bell a monopolistic share of the media market and harmed citzen choice. Now, Bell is making a second power grab at Astral Media. The media giant hopes for “abbreviated hearings” (i.e., less citizen input) this time around. Speak
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: A New Year | Weekly News Update from OpenMedia.ca
Hello and Happy New Year! Here’s Lindsey with your first update of 2013: read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Canadians caused change in Bill C-30 legislation.
Your efforts to push back against the online spying bill C-30 through http://stopspying.ca stopped its passing in 2012. Bill C-30 is far from dead however, as discussions continue without input from Canadians. “Under the legislation, Internet service providers would need to be able to monitor user activity in real time
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: OpenMedia Street Teams get active at a local level to fight online spying
Members the pro-Internet community are busily working with OpenMedia staff to get active at a local level, and standing up for your privacy by amplifying voices from our StopSpying.ca campaign. It’s inspiring and it’s working. In case you missed it, check out this amazing coverage, and keep your eyes peeled
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Privacy Commissioner to try to rework the online spying bill
We know that online spying bill C-30 is invasive, costly, and poorly thought-out. In fact, so many of us made our voices heard through http://StopSpying.ca/ and more that we’ve so far prevented this warrantless spying scheme. Now Canada’s Privacy Commissioner is working on a version of C-30 that would take
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Twitter shuts down Rogers parody account
Twitter is now blocking an account that parodies Rogers, likely due to a complaint from the telecom giant. The account made humourous but critical comments about Rogers’ cell phone price-gouging, poor customer service, and long-term contracts—issues that many Canadians are forced to deal with because of the lack of choice
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: OpenMedia’s Reilly Yeo: A garden of online innovation
Check out this volunteer-made video of our own Reilly Yeo, who explains why the open Internet is so important. Spread it around to show why your involvement in Canada’s digital future is crucial. read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Nowak: 3-year contracts mean less choice for Canadians
If you’re trapped in a restrictive contract, your cell phone provider knows it can mistreat you. But thanks to your efforts, the CRTC is developing a code of conduct for cell phone companies that could help you have more choice. We’ve been collecting input for a crowdsourced report that will
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Oxford: UK study shows Internet access improves education
There are many reasons why we fight for an open and affordable Internet: for innovation, for freedom of expression, for your right to have a voice, and, as reinforced in this article, for education. Article from the University of Oxford: A major in-depth study examining how teenagers in the UK
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Geist: Milestones in 2012 from A to Z
Article by Michael Geist: From the remarkable battle over the Stop Online Piracy Act to the massive public backlash against Internet surveillance in Canada, law and technology issues garnered headlines all year long. A look back at 2012 from A to Z: A is for Astral, the Canadian broadcasting giant
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: The Massive Stakes for Your Privacy in the Teksavvy Vs Voltage Case
I raised a lot of eyebrows on my last post regarding the Teksavvy vs. Voltage case, so I’d thought I’d follow up with this post. Questions on why I’m so passionate about privacy and copyright should be pretty much answered after this post, and why I’ve chosen to speak out
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Reviewing Canada’s Victory Against Online Spying Bill C-30
Looking back at 2012 you should feel proud of what you’ve been part of. For example, our friends at Electronic Frontier Foundation put together this review of how you joined with people across the country to stop Vic Toews online spying bill C-30. read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Report back: Inside the TPP’s Internet Trap
Thanks to support from Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), I had a chance to attend the latest round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, from December 3rd to the 12th, in Auckland, New Zealand. I agreed to attend and make a presentation to the negotiators.
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Copyright Crackdown | Weekly News Update from OpenMedia.ca
Hello! Here’s Lindsey with your update: Copyright crackdowns and threats on a global scale are threatening free expression and access to information via the open Internet. Stand with OpenMedia.ca as we amplify your voices to push back; become an Ally or monthly contributor today. read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Why I support OpenMedia: Sue’s story
We asked our community to share stories about why they support our work as part of our yearly December Allies Drive. Sue, an OpenMedia Ally, had this to say: “For me, OpenMedia speaks to hope for a more humanitarian and democratic world, and a sense that I can be part
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Why I support OpenMedia: Your stories
As part of our yearly December Allies Drive, we reached out to you – our OpenMedia community – to find out how you became engaged with our digital rights campaigns. Now, we’re telling your stories as ours continues to take shape. Please take a moment to read through these stories about what
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