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Last week’s massive email leak at Sony revealed a number of unsavoury things about the company from the racist comments of Sony co-chairman Amy Pascal, to the company’s scramble to…
Last week’s massive email leak at Sony revealed a number of unsavoury things about the company from the racist comments of Sony co-chairman Amy Pascal, to the company’s scramble to…
If the U.S. allows Big Telecom to build an Internet slow lane, how will the rest of the world be affected? Article by Nancy Scola for The Washington Post Two…
Looking for that perfect holiday gift for the Internet lover on your list? How about some OpenMedia swag? Click on the photo below to go to the site. read more
Is your telecom provider planning on supplying your private information to government by default? Article by Michael Geist for The Star After years of failed bills, public debate and considerable…
Psst! Hey you! Come here, I want to tell you a secret. Promise you won’t tell anybody, though. Okay, so, you’d never guess this, but OpenMedia’s team consists largely of…
Has the indiscriminate mass collection of private information really made the world any safer? Article by Owen Bowcott for The Guardian The “secret, massive and indiscriminate” surveillance conducted by intelligence…
The European Union has taken a huge leap towards transparency in releasing the text of a trade deal affecting member nations. Now, it’s time for Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiators to do…
Cell phone searches are deeply invasive and represent a huge violation of Canadians’ privacy, according to the Toronto Star. What do you think? Article from The Toronto Star When Prime…
When the inventor of the World Wide Web tells you to take to the streets to defend the Internet, you better listen up! Video from The Guardian read more
BREAKING: Supreme Court rules that police can search your cellphone without a warrant during an arrest. Community, what do you think about that? Article by Sean Fine for The Globe…
Last week, thousands of Canadians spoke out in favour of affordable indie ISPs and fast fibre Internet for Canadians. When will Industry Minister James Moore start listening and put Canada…
Big data is getting creepier and creepier. Article by Ben Goldacre It’s easy to be worried about people simply spying on your confidential data. iCloud and Google+ have your intimate…
You won’t believe how Google plans to bring Internet access to remote areas. Article by Will Oremus for Slate The majority of people in the world lack access to the…
Where does innovation in telecom really come from? This former CRTC commissioner has a surprising answer. Article by Timothy Denton Jean Pierre Blais, Chairman of the CRTC, asked the essential…
Ever wondered what you look like to a face-recognition algorithm? Spoiler alert: incredibly creepy. Article by Kyle Chayka for Medium Sterling Crispin’s “Data Masks” are haunting portraits that don’t actually…
Are you nervous about the government creeping on your social media? Audio from the CBC Citizen Lab’s Christopher Parsons joins guest host Piya Chattopadhyay to discuss the Canadian government’s growing…
On Monday, our own Josh Tabish and Cynthia Khoo presented to the CRTC to save independent Canadian ISPs. It was pretty kick-ass, here are the best bits if you missed…
How is the digital divide affecting Canadians? Find out in this awesome video by SFU students for the Media Democracy Project. read more
Just how open is Canada’s new Open Government Action Plan? Article by Michael Geist Treasury Board President Tony Clement unveiled the latest version of his Open Government Action Plan last…
Big Telecom is trying to kill independent access to the Internet – blocking your options for high-speed affordable services. Help #SaveIndieISPs by clicking on the link to tweet our message…