CBC: First Nations youth bring high-speed internet home
Canada’s youth are taking Internet access into their own hands. Despite being next door to a community with full Internet service, young people in a northern Ontario community unserviced by…
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Your Daily Digital Digest for Monday, August 17, 2015
Your news links for today: No Privacy = No Security – Medium AT&T Helped U.S. Spy on Internet on a Vast Scale – New York Times US Admits It Uses…
CBC: CSIS surveillance of pipeline protesters faces federal review
OpenMedia supports the work of BCCLA and Dogwood Initiative to challenge the secretive practices of CSIS in the courts. Stand up with us and sign the pledge at https://bccla.org/dont-spy-on-me/ Article…
Vancouver Sun: Pete McMartin: Big Brother needs to back off
As our friends at BCCLA and Dogwood Initiative continue to fight for our right to speak up in public without fear of being put under surveillance, an important reminder of…
We have our winners! And the prizes go to…
After some serious campaigning from our incredible OpenMedia community, the “Great Canadian Petition Drive to Kill C-51” is complete — and we have our top spots! Congratulations to our top…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Friday, August 14, 2015
Your news links for today: Rejecting TPP a Matter of Human Rights – The Tyee Breaking the US government’s hold on the internet won’t be easy – The Conversation Canada…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Thursday, August 13, 2015
Your news links for today: The internet and the death of privacy – The Age British intelligence service spying on MPs in defiance of laws prohibiting it – The Independent…
5 ways this election could shape our digital future for a generation
It may be the dog days of August, but here at OpenMedia our small team is gearing up for the most important election campaign that Canadian Internet users have ever…
Nowak: "A worse proposition than almost anywhere"
It’s official: the price is too damn high. And that’s the message that the CRTC needs to hear from you. Send your message at http://unblockcanada.ca/?src=fba Article by Peter Nowak for…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Your news links for today: When Phone Encryption Blocks Justice – New York Times The Many Things Wrong With the Anti-Encryption Op-Ed in the New York Times – The Intercept…
Globe & Mail: Bell’s new fibre service comes with a super-high price tag attached
In Sandy, Oregon residents pay just US $60 a month (about $80 Canadian) for symmetrical gigabit fibre Internet. Here in Canada, telecom giant Bell is charging $150 for a service…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Your news links for today: St. Louis County Charges Journalists Who Covered Ferguson Protests With Trespassing – Techdirt Super-fast Internet is coming – along with super-high pricing – Globe and…
We want to hear about what matters to you
Today, we’re asking you to take part in our annual community survey, where we’ll be asking you about the digital rights issues you care most about. OpenMedia is based on…
Geist: Isn’t it time we gave Canada’s Net Neutrality protections some teeth?
Canada’s telecom giants are continuing to over-promise and under-deliver when it comes to speed and connectivity. Isn’t it time we started penalizing ISPs who flout the rules? Article by Prof.…
CBC: Leaked Trans-Pacific Partnership draft would force Canada to rework copyright, critics say
If Canada adopts the TPP, it will criminalize your Internet use and force your Internet provider and search engines to censor online content, things the government had consistently rejected throughout…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Monday, August 10, 2015
Your news links for today: Canada’s Quiet History of Weakening Communications Encryption – Telecom Transparency Project ‘Netflix tax’ inevitable as more services go online, experts say – Calgary Herald Leaked…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Friday, August 7, 2015
Your news links for today: Victory at last? The Economist Reports: “The TPP is dead” – AG News Twitter, Mulcair laugh off Harper’s warning about ‘Netflix tax’ – CTV News…
Geist: Netflix Taxes and Canadian Digital Issues in the Election Spotlight
All party leaders should say NO to the Canadian Netflix tax! Here’s why this discussion should be one of the important digital issues on the spotlight in the election campaign.…