Here’s Caily DiPuma of the BC Civil Liberties Association breaking down what the latest revelations of CSEC Wi-Fi spying entail, the implications of such spying, and why we should all be raising our voices to defend our privacy. Join us here on February 11 to fight back against mass, suspcionless
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OpenMedia.ca: Cartoon: Creepy Canadian surveillance on the way to Sochi
This cartoon by Bruce MacKinnon says it all. Please LIKE and SHARE. Thanks to Reddit Canada for sharing the original image. read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: On Feb 11, we’re fighting back against mass government spying
Unlike our U.S. counterparts, Canadians have had comparatively little information about the mass, suspicionless spying efforts of their government. So on February 11, your OpenMedia.ca team will be joining thousands of organizations as part of The Day We Fight Back against dragnet surveillance in which our private, sensitive information is
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: The day we fight back against online spying
It’s been an incredible few months for our rapidly growing campaign against reckless government spying – and now we’re planning to take things to the next level. On February 11th, Canadians will come together to send the government a message they can’t ignore. We’ll be joined by friends in the
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: CSEC’s PO Box Number is 1984 – we’re not kidding!
P.O. Box 1984. That’s the mailbox number of ultra-secretive spy agency CSEC – and no, we’re not kidding. Please LIKE and SHARE this image – and don’t forget to send them your complaints. CSEC apparently welcomes them, so let’s show them some love, shall we? Tell them your #CSECrets. read
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Canada’s spy chiefs try to defend the unaccountable collection of our private, sensitive information
Yesterday, Canada’s top spy chiefs admitted that they collect our private, sensitive information. What they continue to assume is that Canadians don’t know just how important – and revealing – this type of information really is. Don’t believe their spin. Check out this infographic we put together to show you
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: CSEC and CSIS scheduled to speak at Senate Hearing over spying revelations
At 1 p.m. PST/4 p.m. EST, Canada’s top spy chiefs are going to be giving Canadians a few more answers about their agency’s respective spy activities. Check it out live: http://ow.ly/teZ8J Canadians deserve better – and your OpenMedia.ca team will be fighting hard to ensure our right to privacy is
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Vancouver MP joins growing number of voices against CSEC spying on Canadians
Spying by ultra-secretive spy agency CSEC is secretive, expensive and out-of-control. With further evidence of CSEC spying illegally on law-abiding citizens, decision-makers are taking a strong stand in support of Canadians’ privacy. Join Canada’s largest pro-privacy coalition at http://OurPrivacy.ca From CBC News: A B.C. MP is calling for an independent
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: CSEC spied on law-abiding Canadian air travellers, new revelations allege
Two days ago, we learned that ultra-secretive spy agency CSEC has likely spied on thousands of Canadian air travellers – an act that has been called unlawful, against the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and against CSEC’s mandate itself. Watch this brief video that summarizes what’s happening – and hear
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: OpenMedia.ca joins with BC FIPA and CIPPIC to call for senior intelingence officials testify under oath at Monday Senate hearing
CSEC_140130_New.png Call comes in response to shocking revelation that CSEC spied and tracked movements of thousands of Canadian air travellers January 30, 2014 – CSEC and other senior intelligence officials should testify under oath, at an important Senate committee hearing on Monday afternoon. That’s according to OpenMedia.ca, the B.C. Freedom
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: OpenMedia.ca joins with BC FIPA and CIPPIC to call for senior intelingence officials testify under oath at Monday Senate hearing
Call comes in response to shocking revelation that CSEC spied and tracked movements of thousands of Canadian air travellers January 30, 2014 – CSEC and other senior intelligence officials should testify under oath, at an important Senate committee hearing on Monday afternoon. That’s according to OpenMedia.ca, the B.C. Freedom of
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: We’re taking your TPP Internet Censorship concerns straight to Decision-makers in Parliament – and we need to hear from you
Good news folks – it looks like Parliamentarians are taking notice of our rapidly growing campaign against Internet censorship in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Thanks to a massive outcry from the pro-Internet community, they’ve invited OpenMedia.ca’s own Steve Anderson to do a presentation for key members of Parliament on the
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Thousands of innocent Canadian air travellers monitored and spied on by the government – full independent inquiry urgently needed, says OpenMedia.ca
CSEC_Breaking_140130.png OpenMedia.ca says Canadians deserve a transparent independent investigation and total overhaul of failed government spy agency CSEC’s oversight, following confirmation that the agency has been monitoring and tracking the precise movements of thousands of Canadians without cause January 30, 2014 – Thousands of law-abiding Canadian air travellers had their
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: CSEC should be more transparent as accountability and security go hand in hand
Ontario’s Privacy Commissioner wants to know why ultra-secretive spy agency CSEC continues to be silent when it comes to when, how, and how much data is being captured on law-abiding Canadians. Article by Ann Cavoukian and The Globe and Mail: Technology allows our every move to be tracked, collected and
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Government must act immediately to implement Privacy Commissioner’s new recommendations to safeguard Canadians’ privacy from spy agency CSEC
8521624548_fe3b21051d.jpg Government should immediately implement Privacy Commissioner’s report as step toward greater spy agency transparency and accountability, says OpenMedia.ca January 28, 2014 – This morning’s Federal Privacy Commissioner’s report contains welcome new recommendations to help safeguard Canadians’ privacy from rampant online spying. read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Ottawa continues to defend CSEC spying without providing Canadians with information
The government continues to defend mass, unaccountable spying by ultra-secretive spy agency CSEC. They still refuse to say how many Canadians are caught up in this dragnet surveillance, what information is being collected, and where this information is being stored. We’re taking a stand against this reckless collection and storage
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Strahl resignation underlines need for total overhaul of spy agency oversight
PoP_FBShare_130926.png Responding to news that Chuck Strahl has resigned as Chair of the Security Intelligence Review Committee, OpenMedia.ca Executive Director Steve Anderson said: “Today’s news is welcome, because all of us can agree that publicly funded government watchdogs should not be employed by those connected to the agencies they are
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Why Canadians should care about the (near) death of the open Internet in the U.S.
Last week, three D.C. judges made a game-changing legal decision, that would allow giant media conglomerates to block or slow down any content they want on their networks. The judges struck down a 2010 order from the FCC (America’s telecom policymaker – their equivalent of our CRTC) that forced U.S.
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: BREAKING: Personal, sensitive information of over 620,000 Albertans stolen
Stolen data includes health care numbers and dates of birth. Any resident who believes he or she may be affected by the theft should contact Medicentres Family Health Care Clinics. From CBC News: A laptop with the personal health information of 620,000 Albertans was stolen last September, Health Minister Fred
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Leading Canadian surveillance expert Ron Deibert to speak at UBC event in Vancouver amidst growing privacy concerns
share_pop_200.png Professor Ron Deibert, now a best-selling author, has long track record of sounding alarm about blanket government surveillance of law-abiding citizens. January 22, 2014 – Professor Ron Deibert, one of Canada and the world’s leading government surveillance experts, will be speaking at an event at Green College, University of
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