crtcannouncement_1024.jpg New rules ensure that Canadians will be able to access an affordable range of services from a variety of providers outside Canada’s telecom giants July 22, 2015 – A…
Are you in Canada? Do you have a radio? You probably heard OpenMedia this morning talking about today’s forthcoming CRTC decision on fibre optic network access. Here’s one of the…
As our own Josh Tabish put it: “If they’re the same companies and the geographical difficulties are the same, why are they charging different rates? And the answer is, they…
We believe C-51 will not stand up to judicial scrutiny, and support all efforts to undo this unjust law. This is only one of many challenges that this reckless, dangerous…
Less than 100 days away from the election, this debate is already having a major impact on the opinion polls – and any party leader who wants to be the…
The TPP would render B.C. privacy laws useless. Speak out now to repeal this secretive, Internet-censoring deal at StoptheSecrecy.net Article by Scott Sinclair for The Tyee British Columbia’s privacy laws…
This week the the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is expected to announce a major decision that will significantly impact whether or not Canadians have access to a variety…
The TPP threatens Canada’s privacy, copyright and patent laws. Speak out now at StoptheSecrecy.net Article by Michael Geist for the Toronto Star The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), a proposed trade…
Check out this map to know how many Internet users there are in each country! In this curious global map, the world is not as it seems. Just take a…
A privacy breach is obviously a dangerous thing, but it becomes very strange when it comes form a fax machine. Is this the way we send secure documents? Article by…
Your news links for today: High court rules data retention and surveillance legislation unlawful – The Guardian UK schools’ “anti-radicalisation” software lets hackers spy on kids – Cory Doctorow Saunders’…
Before C-51, laws and arrangements often allowed for the sharing of information for national security purposes. C-51 adopts an excessive approach that will harm online innovation, political discourse and our…
Over the past couple months, our small team at OpenMedia has been helping get the word out on a big project designed to measure the health of Canada’s Internet: CIRA’s…
Your news links for today: Internet of things: the greatest mass surveillance infrastructure ever? – The Guardian No U-turn: David Cameron still wants to break encryption – WIRED Researcher Receives…
Le gouvernement Couillard semble déterminé à aller de l’avant avec son projet mal pensé qui vise à exiger des fournisseurs d’accès Internet (ou ISP) de censure Internet… au profit du…
Yesterday was the deadline for the first round of input into a historic government hearing that will determine whether Canadians get faster, cheaper Internet, or get stuck with Big Telecom’s…
After a whirlwind of mockery on social media, MP Wai Young back-pedalled on some parts of her C-51 sermon… Article by Jeremy J. Nuttall for The Tyee Vancouver South MP…
Article by Christine Dobby for The Globe and Mail A coalition of groups representing consumers, seniors and anti-poverty activists is calling on Canada’s telecom regulator to force industry players to…
Your news links for today: In a huge U-turn, the UK government now says it is NOT going to try to ban encryption – Business Insider Do Encrypted Phones Threaten…
What do you think? Article by Press Progress Jesus saves, but did you know Bill C-51 saves too? That’s apparently Conservative MP Wai Young’s big takeaway from “all the stories…
