Tag: online spying

In response to the massive public outcry about the ‪‎NSA‬’s blanket ‪‎surveillance‬ of law-abiding citizens, U.S. President Obama has made a number of commitments to help keep surveillance practices in check. But what do these commitments really mean? Here’s OpenMedia’s own Lindsey Pinto’s analysis for OpenMedia International Article by Lindsey

From a new spy tool to heckling hackers, here are five stories related to ‪surveillance‬ you may have missed. From CBC News: As former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden settles into a new, albeit temporary, home in Russia, he’s left a storm of questions about mass surveillance in his wake.

Spy agencies are blurring the line between average citizens’ democratic activities—organizing petitions, attending protests, and expressing dissent—and genuine terrorist threats. Article by Adam Kingsmith of DeSmog Canada for the Huffington Post Canada: Last month’s PRISM revelations are a disconcerting reminder that even here in Canada, paranoid fantasies about mass government

It’s no secret that China-based Huawei Technologies (pronounced “WAH-way”) has been the subject of national security concerns. Last year, The Globe and Mail obtained government documents detailing Ottawa’s fears around data security in Canadian networks maintained by the controversial telecom giant. read more

This fall, legislation similar to the Online Spying Bill C-30 may be re-introduced. We have to remain vigilant. Canadians said no once. We’ll say no again. Article by Michael Geist on Huffington Post Canada: A controversial bill that would have given the federal government greater power to track Canadians online

Who should decide what websites you can access online? The answer is obvious: You. We’ve all heard scary censorship stories, in which oppressive governments block access to information, and only allow residents of a nation to see, read, or watch what rulers permit. These stories usually start off slowly—with justifiable

More than 100 organizations from across the globe, including OpenMedia.ca, are taking a stand against unchecked communications ‪#‎surveillance‬, calling for governments around the world to follow international human rights law and curtail pervasive spying on law-abiding citizens. The groups have all signed the International Principles on the Application of Human

The ultra-secretive Canadian ‪‎spy‬ agency ‪‎CSEC‬ has government approval to share information with foreign partners even if it may put someone at risk of torture – despite recommendations by a federal commission in 2006 to the contrary. Article from CBC.ca: The Harper government has quietly given Canada’s electronic eavesdropping agency

Over 150,000 of you spoke up to stop the government’s online spying Bill C-30 – and here’s yet more proof that you were right. Privacy expert Michael Geist points out that Bill C-30 would have enabled ‪‎PRISM‬-style blanket surveillance of innocent Canadian ‪‎Internet‬ users. By Michael Geist: As the revelations

Our small, dedicated team here at OpenMedia.ca recently won the 2013 BC Civil Liberties Association Liberty Award for Excellence in Youth Activism. We accepted the award on behalf of the OpenMedia community that helped us win the campaign to stop warrantless online spying. Our work would not be possible without

Check out our own Steve Anderson, together with the BC Civil Liberties Association Policy Director Michael Vonn, speaking about former Public Safety Minister Vic Toews’ time in office – including his disturbing desire to give authorities access to people’s online communications without a warrant. Toew’s announced his resignation as Public

Canadians are still in the dark about the activities of the ultra-secretive spy agency ‪‎CSEC‬. Just how deep does the rabbit hole go? Demand information about the full extent of government spying on innocent citizens: http://SecretSpying.ca Article by Adam Kingsmith for Rabble: We are living in an age of surveillance,”

Canadians are still in the dark about the activities of the ultra-secretive spy agency ‪‎CSEC‬. Just how deep does the rabbit hole go? Demand information about the full extent of government spying on innocent citizens: http://SecretSpying.ca Article by Adam Kingsmith for Rabble: We are living in an age of surveillance,”

Where are personal and privacy rights are headed in Canada, and what does mass ‪‎surveillance‬ by Canada’s ultra-secretive ‪‎spy‬ agency CSEC mean for our rights in a ‪digital‬ age? Josh Paterson of the BC Civil Liberties Association speaks out. Article by Sean Condon for the Tyee: In almost one fell

“[Surveillance] just can’t be done in a backdoor way as a fishing expedition on the entire population of law-abiding citizens. That’s not the way to do it. There’s a way to do it and also preserve our privacy. That’s what we want – security AND privacy.” – Dr. Ann Cavoukian,

There have been some exciting developments in Canada’s telecom landscape over the past few weeks, and we could not have spread the word as effectively without unsung heroes like Gilles Bureau, Isabelle Jodouin, Bruno Veilleux, and a handful of other anonymous translators. Thank you so much for all your hard

Government spying has been a hot topic of late, thanks to the recent revelations that the U.S. National Security Agency has been spying on American and foreign citizens by vacuuming up huge amounts of communications data directly from big telecom companies. This was quickly followed by the announcement that Canada’s