National Post: Bill C-51 must be amended or scrapped
Academics speak out against secret police Bill C-51. Article from The National Post Dear Members of Parliament, Please accept this collective open letter as an expression of the signatories’ deep…
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Ars Technica: Internet saves net neutrality
Here’s a great recap of the big net neutrality win yesterday. If you haven’t had a chance yet, go to https://stoptheslowdown.net to share your victory message and celebrate with thousands…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Friday, February 27, 2015
Your news links for today: FCC votes for net neutrality, a ban on paid fast lanes, and Title II – Ars Technica Dear FCC: Thanks for Listening to Team Internet!…
Well, Internet, we did it. We stopped the Internet slow lane.
Well, Internet, we did it. Today, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission announced the strongest Net Neutrality rules possible. Experts everywhere agree that the new rules will entrench net neutrality and…
It’s an Internet party, and everyone’s invited
We did it! Today, the FCC announced that it would not allow Big Telecom to create Internet slow lanes, and would preserve real net neutrality. Go to StopTheSlowdown.net to celebrate!…
Canadian group plays pivotal role in Historic Win for Internet, as U.S. FCC announces strong new rules to save Net Neutrality
FCC_Victory_fbshare_smalltext (1).png Year-long campaign ends in victory, after massive global coalition unites to stop telecom conglomerates’ plan to force millions of websites into an Internet slow lane. February 26, 2015…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Thursday, February 26, 2015
Your news links for today: In the Conservative war on terror, the first casualty is Parliament – CBC News Why are the Tories determined to rush C-51 through committee? –…
CBC: Spy agency CSE is collecting millions of emails Canadians send to the government
How many times have you contacted the government over the past year – perhaps to update your tax details, contact your MP, or obtain a health card? Well, it turns…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Your news links for today: Canadian Spies Collect Domestic Emails in Secret Security Sweep – The Intercept CSE monitors millions of Canadian emails to government – CBC News Leaked cables…
The pro-Internet Jumbotron is LIVE at FCC Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
You know that old expression, “A picture is worth 30,000 people submitting images, videos, and messages to an 11’ x 17’ JUMBOTRON in Washington, D.C.”? OK, it’s not really a…
Huffington Post: Bell wants the CRTC to overturn a major net neutrality ruling
Just as we’re nearing authentic net neutrality in the United States, a major Canadian telco is trying to take us backwards. Article by Daniel Tencer Bell Canada has gone to…
Guardian: the battle for net neutrality reaches its 11th hour
Thanks to your hard work, we’re winning international media coverage for our efforts to stop the Internet Slow Lane. There’s still time to get your message on our giant Jumbotron…
Bell’s dragging a university student, single mother, and seniors’ org to court to make the Internet more like cable TV. Yuck.
Bell Mobility is taking Canadians to court so they can continue inflating the cost of competing apps like Netflix by up to 800%. If they win, they’ve asked that a…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Your news links for today: Controversial anti-terror bill “passes” (second reading in the House) – Toronto Sun Do Canadians realize that if Bill C-51 passes… it won’t just be the…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Monday, February 23, 2015
Your news links for today: ‘Citizenfour,’ the Edward Snowden documentary, wins an Oscar – Daily Dot How the NSA’s Firmware Hacking Works and Why It’s So Unsettling – WIRED Obama…
Bell Mobility is taking Canadians to court so it can keep artificially inflating the price of competing apps and services
bell-mobileTV-appeal.png In an effort to make Internet services more like cable TV, Bell is trying to overturn a CRTC decision forcing the company to treat other video services fairly on…