The TPP threatens Canada’s privacy, copyright and patent laws. Speak out now at StoptheSecrecy.net Article by Michael Geist for the Toronto Star The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), a proposed trade agreement that encompasses nearly 40 per cent of world GDP, heads to Hawaii later this month for ministerial-level negotiations. read
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OpenMedia.ca: Toronto Star: Misdialed fax number lead to privacy breach
A privacy breach is obviously a dangerous thing, but it becomes very strange when it comes form a fax machine. Is this the way we send secure documents? Article by Richard J. Brennan for the Toronto Star The Liberal government is blaming a misdialed fax machine for a privacy breach
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – tcnorris highlights how the Cons’ gratuitous cuts are undermining their hopes of staying in power. And Eric Pineault discusses the costs of austerity for Quebec in particular and Canada as a whole: (C)utting into spending slows down growth and keeps the economy in
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Globe and Mail: Trudeau’s support of Bill C-51 weakened the Liberal party
Bill C-51 is so unpopular that is having a mayor role in the electoral campaign. No matter who wins, this reckless bill should be repealed. Speak out now at KillC51.ca Article by Jane Taber for The Globe and Mail John Fenik is the Mayor of Perth, a picturesque community just
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: The Inquirer: ICANN’s plan to end online anonymity would radically undermine Internet privacy
ICANN plans to end online anonymity could undermine the privacy of almost anyone who purchases a domain name. At OpenMedia we believe privacy is a fundamental human right, and one that the Internet should safeguard and protect, rather than undermine. Article by Carly Page for The Inquirer DIGITAL RIGHTS
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – The Broadbent Institute details Rhys Kesselman’s research on how the Cons’ expanded TFSAs are nothing but a giveaway to the wealthy. And Dean Beeby reports on their withholding of EI supplements from the families who most need them – paired with a
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Is This a Battle We’ve Already Lost Without Knowing It?
Okay they’re listening and I’ve unwittingly let them in my house. We were somewhat troubled to learn, several years ago, that certain game consoles had cameras that could allow others to watch what people were doing without them knowing of it. Now I might have fallen for something along the
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Geist: Another bill that will reshape Canada’s privacy law
More bad news for Canadians. Article by Michael Geist for the Toronto Star A budget implementation bill is an unlikely — and many would say inappropriate — place to make major changes to Canadian privacy law. Yet Bill C-59, the government’s 158-page bill that is set to sweep through the
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Kill Bill C-51
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Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: #StopC51: Ottawa to host massive protest against Harper’s Bill C-51
On Saturday, May 30, Ottawa will host what’s likely to be a game-changing protest against Bill C-51, PM Stephen Harper’s “secret police” legislation. The post #StopC51: Ottawa to host massive protest against Harper’s Bill C-51 appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: When Giving Up Your Privacy is Part of the Job Description
Caregivers have very little privacy. We leave the bathroom door open so we can hear our loved ones if they call. The clinic calls just as we’ve poured our tea and sat down with the newspaper. A home care worker arrives to give us respite and complains about the dishes
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Michael Schwartz and Kevin Young make the case for a greater focus on influencing corporations and other institutions first and foremost – with the expectation that more fair public policy will be possible if a dominant business sector doesn’t stand in the way.
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: CBC: Great to See Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien welcoming our community’s Privacy Plan
Check out this great media coverage of our Privacy Plan, a crowdsourced plan to fix Canada’s privacy deficit. Over 125,000 took part in this process and we’re happy to know your views on privacy have been endorsed by Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien. You can read the complete plan here: https://PrivacyPlan.ca/ Article
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: TODAY: Join our Privacy Town Hall at 11am PT / 2pm ET, Wednesday May 20th
Calling all Canadians! Join us for our Social Media Town Hall on privacy issues, taking place on Facebook and reddit TODAY at 11am PT / 2pm ET today. We’ll have great expert guests to cover all the bases: read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Our positive crowdsourced action plan to turn the Bill C-51 debate on its head and restore the privacy rights of every Canadian
A version of this article by our David Christopher was originally published by The Tyee, as part of a new series about Canada’s Privacy Plan Today’s the big day, folks: this morning, OpenMedia is launching our positive, pro-privacy action plan, packed with ideas from everyday Canadians about how to roll
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: True free expression requires privacy
This article was originally published at Canadian Journalists For Free Expression. “If I have nothing to hide, I have nothing to fear.” This is perhaps the most common reason people give for shrugging off stories about government intelligence agencies, like the National Security Agency (NSA) in the U.S. and the
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Conservative MP Laurie Hawn attacks Canadian Businesses that raised concerns about Bill C-51
Wow — this is how Conservative MP Laurie Hawn responded to the now 140+ businesses who have raised concerns in a letter published by the National Post about reckless spying Bill C-51:”[They] should seriously reconsider their business model and their lack of commitment to the values that bind us as
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: LAST CHANCE: Just 24 hours to tell your MP to #RejectFear and #StopC51
This is it folks – there are now just 24 hours before tomorrow’s FINAL House of Commons vote on Bill C-51. That’s right – there are just hours left to tell your MP to vote against this reckless Bill that will endanger our rights, turn CSIS into a secret police
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: On personal protections
Where Brad Wall will admit just one “lapse in judgment” in his office’s deliberate release of Peter Bowden’s personal information for political purposes, I can count several – with a staffer’s working for Wall in the first place, following his instructions, and expecting not to be thrown under the bus
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