Your Daily Digital Digest for Friday, August 8, 2014
Your news links for today: Piracy police arrest Nottingham man, 20 – BBC Australia pushes data retention law, despite using metadata at twice the UK level – PrivacySurgeon How Google…
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Ars Technica: This monkey’s selfie is just the beginning of an absurd tale
A monkey with a camera can take a selfie, but can infinite monkeys on infinite typewriters come up with modern laws for sharing and collaborating online? Article by David Kravets…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Thursday, August 7, 2014
Your news links for today: Tinder, popular dating app, goes to the dogs – CBC Harper government’s legal setbacks suggest strategy of confrontation – CBC Australian Attorney-General Melts Down Trying…
Washington Post: Obama comes out against Internet Slow Lanes
Our efforts to prevent the Internet slow lane are having a powerful effect, as support to save net neutrality is emerging from the highest levels of power in the U.S.…
What is it about Big Telecom’s Internet slow lane that really grinds your gears?
Here’s the thing: we know this proposed “Internet slow lane” being pushed by Big Telecom conglomerates is a nightmare, but we know from experience that the best campaign ideas come…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Your news links for today: Obama on net neutrality: My administration is against Internet fast lanes– Washington Post @Congressedits nabs Wikipedia change calling Snowden “American traitor”– Ars Technica Wikipedia has…
Huffington Post: These 24 drone gifs are stunning
Here at OpenMedia, we love the weird and wonderful things that Internet users create and share. Here’s one of them. Article by Kevin Short and Harry Bradford for the Huffington…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Your news links for today: Time Warner And Comcast Just Happen To Boost Customer Speeds Near Google Fiber– Consumerist Why the father of net neutrality is crowdfunding his political campaign–…
CBC: Justice Minister Peter MacKay snubs Canadian Bar Association
What is Peter MacKay hiding from? Article by Catherine Cullen for the CBC For as long as anyone at the Canadian Bar Association can remember, Canada’s justice minister has attended…
CBC: Guess who’s trying to manipulate Wikipedia
Sometimes, Internet users make things that just make you smile and feel all warm inside. This is one of those occasions. Article by Kady O’Malley for the CBC A Twitter…
Mobilesyrup: Travelling to the U.S. this long weekend? You’ll want to check this out
Roam Mobility is hitting Big Telecom where it hurts, offering packages for Canadians who want to travel to the U.S. without paying exorbitant roaming rates. Want to turn the screws…
Mozilla: We’re in an epic battle to save the open Internet. Want to help?
Are you wondering what you can do to help prevent Internet Slow Lanes? Well, thanks to our friends at Mozilla, there are plenty of ways to help save Net Neutrality.…
Calgary Herald: What do roaming rates really cost?
This is a big step forward and validation of what Canadians have been saying for years! The CRTC have just ruled that telecom giant Rogers discriminates against affordable indie providers…
AlphaBeatic: Anyone else feel like they have too much of that pesky Internet hanging around?
“We have too much Internet here in Canada” said literally no one ever. Article by Peter Nowak for AlphaBeatic If you’re looking for some good summer reading, check out a…