As new revelations about NSA spying come to light, it is imperative that Canadian Internet service providers move away from relying on U.S. infrastructure. We deserve information about the full…
Canadian blogger Ben Klass talks about the elephant in the room – and no matter how hard Big Telecom executives push out expensive, misleading PR spin to convince us otherwise,…
We’ve won before by stopping legislation aimed at restricting Internet access – and as more and more people speak out against the ultra-secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership’s (TPP) Internet Censorship plan, we…
Canada is going mobile. According to recent forecasts, mobile Internet traffic in Canada will reach a whopping 154 petabytes per month in 2017, up from 16 petabytes in 2012. Source:…
Thank you to everyone who has spoken out against the TPP’s extreme Internet censorship plan. As of today, over 65,000 people have spoken out for our collective digital future! We’re…
OpenMedia’s Executive Director Steve Anderson has been home sick this week – but when Global TV News called to see if he would speak out on behalf of Canadians and…
WOW! We are so inspired! Nearly 60,000 people said NO to the #TPP’s extreme Internet Censorship plan – and that number keeps growing! Thank you to our wonderful community for…
We’ve told you how creatively Canadians responded to Big Telecom’s expensive and misleading summer PR campaign – the one where they demanded fairness for Canadians as the potential of U.S.…
Telecom expert Michael Geist provides a brief – and must-read – analysis of Monday’s announcement of spectrum bidders and the future of our broken wireless market. Speak out at http://OpenMedia.ca/Gatekeepers…
In this must-read article by Professor David Lyon, he argues that mass spying on innocent Canadians is not a self-propelling prophecy – nor irreversible. It’s time for Canadians to keep…
Yesterday, Industry Canada announced the list of bidders in January’s spectrum auction. Here’s a brief breakdown of who these bidders are, and why Industry Minister Moore needs to keep his…
Canada’s role in weakening encryption has made it easier for malicious hackers to thrive. According to Montreal Gazette report Jason Magder, we should be very, very angry about government spying.…
Pakistan’s government is now testing Canadian software – one that can block millions of sites a second. Article by Katharine Houreld for Reuters: In a nondescript, creeper-draped building in the…
Rogers tries to backtrack from Big Telecom’s fail of a summer PR campaign aimed at misleading Canadians. Telecom expert Michael Geist responds – and you’ll want to read it. And…
LET’S KEEP GOING CANADA! You raised your voice and pushed policy makers to create a new wireless rules – and now we’re starting to see some results. Earlier this week,…
FANTASTIC! You made this happen, Canada. Thanks to the efforts of thousands of Canadians speaking out, decision-makers are taking a stand for your right to access independent, affordable wireless options.…
Privacy expert Michael Geist speaks about Canada’s key role in helping the NSA crack secure web data – but where is the oversight of what our government is involved in…
Last week, we told you about how many customers of indie ISP TekSavvy have been offline for days – a challenge they are facing as a result of having to…
3547951492_11de491317.jpg With the Big Three already controlling 85% of usable wireless spectrum, citizens are hoping that independent Canadian-based providers register to participate despite the cards being stacked against them WHO…
In the era of Big Data, shouldn’t the government consider new methods to uphold our right to security and to privacy without having to drill holes into our communications infrastructure?…
