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Canada’s telecommunications regulator has asked Rogers to disclose by Sept. 2 whether it has tested any other games and apps to see if they have been affected by the “bug” that impacted World of Warcraft players.
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OpenMedia.ca: CBC: Canadian Gamers Organization Awaiting Rogers’ Response to Possible Game Throttling
From CBC News
Canada’s telecommunications regulator has asked Rogers to disclose by Sept. 2 whether it has tested any other games and apps to see if they have been affected by the “bug” that impacted World of Warcraft players.
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OpenMedia.ca: Media Links: All-encompassing surveillance or 21st-century citizenship?
Photo from Quevaal on Wikipedia
It’s time to re-imagine the role of both citizens and government. We need a future where governments are more permeable and where citizens are better equipped to govern themselves.
In many ways, the process to re-imagi…
OpenMedia.ca: Survey indicates vast majority of Canadians oppose warrantless online spying
Today the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada published the results of a survey, in which 82% of respondents opposed “giving police and intelligence agencies the power to access e-mail records and other Internet usage data without a warrant fr…
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Survey indicates vast majority of Canadians oppose warrantless online spying
Today the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada published the results of a survey, in which 82% of respondents opposed “giving police and intelligence agencies the power to access e-mail records and other Internet usage data without a warrant fr…
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Media Links: All-encompassing surveillance or 21st-century citizenship?
Photo from Quevaal on Wikipedia
It’s time to re-imagine the role of both citizens and government. We need a future where governments are more permeable and where citizens are better equipped to govern themselves.
In many ways, the process to re-imagi…
OpenMedia.ca: The Canadian Gamers Organization: A net neutrality complaint
Below is a copy of the complaint I sent in on Monday, August 22nd, 2011 to the Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Business services, along with the CRTC’s Telecom Complaints Commission, on behalf of the Canadian Gamers Organization. This tests the curren…
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: The SOS Coalition welcomes the Canadian Federation of Students
The Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) has joined the Stop Online Spying Coalition. The CFS unites the collective interests of Canadian college and university students, and represents them before the federal and provincial government.
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OpenMedia.ca: The SOS Coalition welcomes the Canadian Federation of Students
The Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) has joined the Stop Online Spying Coalition. The CFS unites the collective interests of Canadian college and university students, and represents them before the federal and provincial government.
read more
OpenMedia.ca: Stop The Cap: The Big 3 Cellphone Companies
By Phillip Dampier for Stop The Cap
Next time you wonder why you are paying substantially higher cell phone bills than your neighbors abroad, take note: just three cell phone companies control 94 percent of the wireless marketplace in Canada, with more…
OpenMedia.ca: On CBC, the digital transition, and the Code of Access Best Practices
Last week, the CRTC announced that the CBC will be given one more year to make the transition from analog television to digital television. Starting August 31st, the CRTC has mandated that broadcasters in 32 Canadian communities must shut down their an…
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: On CBC, the digital transition, and the Code of Access Best Practices
Last week, the CRTC announced that the CBC will be given one more year to make the transition from analog television to digital television. Starting August 31st, the CRTC has mandated that broadcasters in 32 Canadian communities must shut down their an…
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: The importance of Canada’s media economy
Editor’s note: This Policy Watch piece is a rare look at Canada’s media economy from the perspective of an academic researcher, rather than the usual commercial consultants. In this detailed entry, Winseck shows that media and the Internet—wired and …
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: The importance of Canada’s media economy
Editor’s note: This Policy Watch piece is a rare look at Canada’s media economy from the perspective of an academic researcher, rather than the usual commercial consultants. In this detailed entry, Winseck shows that media and the Internet—wired and …
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: CRTC: Canadians cutting cords, going wireless
According to the CRTC’s report Navigating Convergence II: Charting Canadian Communications Change and Regulatory Implications, the rate at which Canadians are cutting cords and opting for wireless devices is on the rise, and users are doing more and mo…
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Ars Technica: Canada poised to say goodbye to online privacy & security
Privacy commissioners, academics, digital rights advocates, and former Conservative ministers have all voiced their concerns about Lawful Access. At the very least, oversight and caution must guide such sweeping, invasive changes to the current legal r…
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: The Unsung Heroes of The Pro-Internet Movement
We want to take a moment to note some of the unsung heroes of the pro-Internet movement. OpenMedia.ca truly operates as a fluid network of collaborating organizations and people. This makes us efficient and effective—it’s why we can punch above our w…
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Our submission to the UBB proceeding: A summary
We recently made our final submission to the CRTC’s usage-based billing (also known as “UBB” or “Internet Metering”) hearing, which was brought about because of the hundreds of thousands of Canadians who raised their voices by way of the Stop The Meter…
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Videotron to launch new IPTV service
This week Videotron revealed that it will be launching a new IPTV service this fall that will compete with Bell’s Fibe TV. While this new service may provide competition that has a beneficial impact on content and programming, we continue to have conce…
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Coalition Members Talk Stop Online Spying on CBC Radio
Why is everybody freaking out about Lawful Access right now? Why is the “I’ve got nothing to hide” argument missing the point? And why are the experts (Privacy Commissioners, academics, and public interest organizations) so concerned?
Listen to Tamir …