Do you think having democratic checks and balances over Canada’s spying agencies is “needless red tape”? Article by PressProgress Sure, critics say Canadians may be watching their country turn into…
Globe editorial: the Prime Minister “wants to turn our domestic spy agency into something that looks disturbingly like a secret police force.” Thanks to everyone here for speaking out and…
Does mass surveillance, like the new laws the government proposed last week, actually make us safer? The answer may surprise you. Article by Amber Hildebrandt, Michael Pereira and Dav Seglins…
Could Canada lead the way in the fight for net neutrality? Article by David Meyer for Gigaom The list of countries that find zero-rating to be a violation of net…
Yikes. Article by Anna Mehler Paperny for Global Prime Minister Stephen Harper unveiled his government’s new counter-terror bill with dire warnings about the threats facing Canada from radical, freedom-hating groups…
Thanks to community member Ben Klass, the CRTC ruled that Canadian wireless companies can’t slow down competing services in favour of their own – a huge step towards securing mobile…
This government has already proven itself untrustworthy when it comes to protecting Canadians’ privacy rights. So what do we have to look forward to when they introduce a new anti-privacy…
Have you ever used Megaupload or Rapidshare to store or share files online? Because if you have used those services, or any of over 100 other popular file hosting services,…
This piece is by Thomas Saczkowski and was originally posted in Rabble On January 28, International Data Privacy Day, my thoughts will be with the people around the globe who…
Internet activists got all up in TPP negotiators’ faces yesterday. Article by Dell Cameron for The Daily Dot Fed up with secret meetings that will decide the future of trade…
CSEC has been exploiting advertising software to spy on Canadians’ smartphones. Article by Micah Lee for The Intercept British and Canadian spy agencies accumulated sensitive data on smartphone users, including…
How young people can lead in the fight against Internet slow lanes. Article by Julien Balbontin for The Varsity Net neutrality is a guiding principle for Internet Service Providers (ISPs)…
Could we finally see more choice in Canada’s wireless market this year? Article by Christine Dobby for the Globe and Mail Mobilicity says it has not yet secured the financial…
Goodbye, 30-day cancellation notices! Don’t let the door hit you on the way out! Article by the CBC Canadians no longer have to give a 30-day notice to cancel or…
After drumming up a huge amount of support to stop the Internet slow lane, find out how else the John Oliver effect is creating change. Article by Victor Luckerson for…
Why the sudden turn-around on the Internet slow lane debate in the U.S.? It’s simple: Internet users spoke out. Article by Susan Crawford for Medium Five years ago, when the…
Mentoring, not more surveillance, is the key to stopping cyberbullying, according to this report. What do you think? Article by Maya Shoucair for Canadians Connected In a new report, funded…
The State of New York is now investing more in broadband then Canada’s federal government. Article by Peter Nowak for AlphaBeatic New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced a $1…
When I was 16, I was goofing off in math class with a friend. I was probably wearing my At the Drive In t-shirt, my most prized possession and potent…
And these guys want to collect our private data… Article by Matthew Braga for Vice You’d think the new headquarters of one of the US’s closest cyber intelligence allies would…
