This is all thanks to you: Huge numbers of Canadians, including key Ottawa decision-makers, are pushing back hard against the government’s Bill C-51, which proposes unprecedented new powers for Canada’s…
You can’t make this stuff up. Article by Ernesto for Torrent Freak YouTube’s automated takedown tool is known for its flaws, but this week it crossed a line by attacking…
Your news links for today: “Canada Remains A Safe Haven For Online Piracy” – TorrentFreak Go to Prison for Sharing Files? That’s What Hollywood Wants in the Secret TPP Deal…
Globe and Mail: Bill C-51 won’t make us safer. Article by The Globe and Mail Terrorism is a weapon of the weak. It aims to maim and to kill, but…
Thanks to the growing chorus of voices that have spoken out against C-51, politicians are standing up for privacy. Thanks to Elizabeth May for speaking out against unprecedented new government…
The government’s proposed anti-privacy law threatens our rights and will not effectively safeguard our security. Speak out now at https://OpenMedia.ca/spyonus Article by Ed Broadbent and Roy Romanow for The Globe…
Your news links for today: Parliament must reject the anti-terror bill – Globe and Mail How Canadian Spies Infiltrated the Internet’s Core to Watch What You Do Online – VICE…
As a result of your pressure, politicians are speaking up against anti-privacy Bill C-51.Thanks to Elizabeth May for siding with Canadians. Article by Elizabeth May for the Tyee I remember…
One of my favourite parts of working for OpenMedia is being on our Privacy team. Strong privacy rights are so important in a democratic society, and we cannot have an…
Politicians need to hear from you on anti-privacy Bill C-51. Speak out now at https://OpenMedia.ca/spyonus Article by Tim Harper for The Star Pity our poor civil liberties. Watch the quivering…
Your news links for today: Rogers warns customers of “intermittent disruptions” as some towers get upgraded for 700Mhz – Mobile Syrup Mobilicity and Wind Restart Merger Talks Ahead of AWS-3…
Big Telecom giants are abusing their market power to trap customers in their high-priced services and block them from affordable alternatives. We’ll keep you updated on the next steps as…
Today, 31 organizations from five continents around the globe (including OpenMedia) delivered a letter to key FCC decision-makers in the U.S. asking them to stop Big Telecom’s Internet slow lane…
Your news links for today: Bill C-51: Anti-terror. Anti-privacy. – Surveillance in Canada Ottawa’s anti-terror, corruption crackdowns show the problem with rushing in – CBC News A ‘war on terrorism’?…
Anti-privacy laws “are easy to pass but very hard to undo” Article by Colin Freeze for The Globe and Mail Edward Snowden, the fugitive American who leaked state secrets, wants…
Frighteningly vague language in the government’s anti-privacy bill could treat ordinary forms of protest like terrorism Article by the Globe and Mail Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has announced his party…
Thanks to Icelandic resident James Robb for contributing this guest piece. Shortly after I moved to Iceland, my good friend and former colleague, Helgi Gunnarsson, who is now an MP…
This article was originally published on the Huffington Post. Yesterday, U.S. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced his agency’s commitment to the strongest possible rules to prevent telecommunications companies from forcing…
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Are we in for a big win against the Internet slow lane? Article by Josh Tabish for The Huffington Post Yesterday, U.S. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced his agency’s commitment…
