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Your news links for today: Apple hikes app prices in Canada due to lower dollar– CBC Canadian Piracy Notices: From Benign to Ridiculous– TorrentFreak Third Time’s The Charm? House To…
The government just announced $9 million to promote free expression on the Internet abroad, but what are they doing to prevent censorship here at home? Article by Evan Dyer for…
Your news links for today: Apple hiking Canadian App Store prices– Metro News Shaw raises prices to third party ISP’s – Almost double the price for slower speed– DSL Reports…
Yesterday, the government announced a joint program with the Munk School of Global Affairs to help Internet users in authoritarian countries circumvent Internet censorship. The $9 million initiative is designed…
Your news links for today: Canadian government pledges $9M in efforts to circumvent other countries Internet censorship. – National Post Phones are more private than houses – so shouldn’t be…
How much are Canadian tax-payers spending on RCMP drones? Article by Douglas Quan for the Regina Leader-Post The RCMP is exploring an array of uses for unmanned aircraft — from…
Your news links for today: As promised, Shaw lowered their speeds by 60% for the same price. Changes are now live on the shaw website. – Reddit Brazen Attempts by…
With an election looming this year, here are Michael Geist’s thoughts on how the government could fix Canada’s digital policy in 2015. What do you think? Article by Michael Geist…
Your news links for today: RCMP drone expansion comes with hefty price tag, prompts concerns of ‘mission creep’ – Regina Leader-Post Gogo Inflight Internet is intentionally issuing fake SSL certificates…
The police can now search phones during an arrest, thanks to weak privacy laws. Article by Chris Malmo for Vice The Supreme Court of Canada came down with a 4-3…
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This wild online game lets you play, create music, and chat with people around the world. read more
83% of Internet users believe that affordable access to the Internet should be a basic human right. 2/3rds of users are more concerned today about online privacy than they were…
Wi-Fi powered by flying wind turbines? The future is now! Article by Stephanie McPherson Ben Glass wanted to be a rocket scientist, but his career took him to the skies…
Like or dislike if you like or dislike like or dislike buttons Article by Dave Lee for The BBC Facebook is thinking about adding a way to “dislike” posts on…
How is the Internet changing old models of ownership and sharing? Article by Nathan Schneider for Shareable.net One chilly morning last winter, I reconnected with an old friend, Joel Dietz,…
Just how many Internet users are online right now? How many Instagram photos have been uploaded today? How much electricity is the Internet using up right now? Find out answers…
Tech leaders like Chad are stepping up to help us save the open Internet. Check out what he has to say, and learn more at https://openmedia.org/stepup Article by Chad Koh…
