The U.S. is fighting their own online spying bill (CISPA) now. Like our friends in the U.K., American groups are using some of the innovative social media outreach tactics pioneered by the pro-Internet community here in Canada. You should all be proud of yourselves for leading the way to a
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OpenMedia.ca: EFF: What CISPA could mean for Canadian privacy
EFF and a number of civil society organizations have declared this to be ‘Stop Cyber Spying Week’ in protest of several controversial U.S. cybersecurity legislative proposals, including the bill currently before Congress and the Senate called CISPA, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing & Protection Act of 2011. While ‘Stop Cyber Spying
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Geist: Big Telecom wants to make money on online spying
If we end up footing the bill for mandatory online spying for through our taxes—the alternative being that we pay even more on our monthly bills—Big Telecom may be looking at violations of your privacy as a new revenue source. According to law professor Michael Geist, Big Telecom may be
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: The EFF teams up with OpenMedia.ca and others to launch Stop Cyber Spying Week
OpenMedia.ca is participating in a week of Internet-wide protests today against the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 (CISPA). This is a controversial piece of cybersecurity legislation in the U.S. which, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), would negate existing privacy laws and allow companies to share
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Canada is a Pro-Internet Trendsetter: Weekly News Update from OpenMedia.ca
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Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Geist: Justice Committee recommends expanding online spying bill despite outcry
By Michael Geist The government has placed Bill C-30, the lawful access/online surveillance bill on hold, but there is no reason to believe it is going away. In fact, a recent report Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights suggests that the changes coming to the bill may not address
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: #TellDaveEverything: Brits follow suit in protesting Internet surveillance legislation
Next month, U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron plans to unveil a new law that would grant their police greater online surveillance capabilities. The bill is strangely reminiscent of Canada’s hotly contested online spying legislation, Bill C-30. The British government is proposing to force ISPs to install a new data retention
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Vic Toews is still misleading Canadians about online spying
After all this time, all the outcry from Canadians, all the reports from legal and privacy experts, and all the political pushback, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews is still up to his old PR tricks. Don’t let Toews get away with misleading Canadians about online spying. Visit http://openmedia.ca/StandWithUs and tell
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: A new student-made video on online spying
Check out this fantastic student-made video about the online spying bill, which Laura Mitchell posted to our Facebook Wall last night. Thanks Laura! read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Taking it in stride: Weekly Update from OpenMedia.ca
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Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Letter to Supporters: You’ve done something amazing
Earlier this year things looked pretty bleak for supporters of online privacy, affordability, and openness. From costly and warrantless online spying, to scary new Internet lockdown restrictions, to a hike in cell phone fees, it looked like those in government and Big Telecom had finally had enough of the Internet.
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Bell Set to Get Even Bigger: Weekly Update from OpenMedia.ca
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Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: CIRA: We are all the stakeholders
By Byron Holland for CIRA On February 27, 2012 CIRA hosted a unique meeting on the future of the Internet in Canada. The Canadian Internet Forum (CIF) brought together leading Canadian and international Internet experts and more than 400 interested citizens. Another 100 participated in an online forum CIRA hosted
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Geist: Police suggest public safety tax to cover online surveillance costs
We already know that the government’s online spying plan (C-30) will cost well over $80,000,000. Now, according to Internet law expert Michael Geist, we know that the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police had suggested the government require you to pay for this through a new surveillance fee, which would
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Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Christopher Parsons: $80 Million dollars for Lawful Access Bill C-30 is a tall guesstimate
Remember when the government said that its Lawful Access Bill C-30 would only cost about $80 Million dollars and then some? What if we told you those estimates are totally off the mark? Well, here goes: The estimates are probably off. Okay, they’re way off. Christopher Parsons, a cybersecurity expert
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Familiar Bells Ringing: Weekly Update from OpenMedia.ca
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Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Letter to Supporters: You won’t believe this
Instead of listening to you and the other 117,000 Canadians who demanded an end to the Online Spying bill, the government is going on the PR offensive with a one-two punch. You won’t believe this: With one side of their mouth, they’ve leaked stories1 falsely suggesting that they are standing
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Canadian music industry pushes for its own brand of online spying
By Michael Geist Last week I wrote about the astonishing demands of the Canadian music industry as it seeks a massive overhaul of Bill C-11, the copyright reform bill. The Canadian Independent Music Association is seeking changes to the enabler provision that would create liability risk for social networking sites,
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Privacy Commissioner v Toews
Vic Toews has been rampantly spreading his PR spin about the online spying bills through Parliament and through the media with op-eds. He’s using the same, tired talking points to try to make it seem like Canadians don’t know what we’re talking about when it comes to the bill. In
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