Toronto Star Editorial: The Supreme Court got it wrong
Cell phone searches are deeply invasive and represent a huge violation of Canadians’ privacy, according to the Toronto Star. What do you think? Article from The Toronto Star When Prime…
Cell phone searches are deeply invasive and represent a huge violation of Canadians’ privacy, according to the Toronto Star. What do you think? Article from The Toronto Star When Prime…
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When the inventor of the World Wide Web tells you to take to the streets to defend the Internet, you better listen up! Video from The Guardian read more
December 11, 2014: This morning, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled narrowly that police are permitted to conduct warrantless cell phone searches of people they arrest. Community-based OpenMedia, which has…
BREAKING: Supreme Court rules that police can search your cellphone without a warrant during an arrest. Community, what do you think about that? Article by Sean Fine for The Globe…
tpp_threat.jpg Demands grow to release full text of Trans-Pacific Partnership to enable public debate about proposals that would make the Internet more expensive, censored, and policed Thursday December 11, 2014…
Your news links for today: Police don’t need warrants to search cellphones in arrests, top court rules – Globe and Mail 10 Ways They Spy On Your Mobile – Plulz…
This post is from OpenMedia and does not represent the Fair Deal Coalition. On behalf of OpenMedia and our growing international community of supporters, I have been given a fantastic…
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Last week, thousands of Canadians spoke out in favour of affordable indie ISPs and fast fibre Internet for Canadians. When will Industry Minister James Moore start listening and put Canada…
Your news links for today: Why Canada’s Communication Policy Misses the Forest for the Trees – Michael Geist Netflix Releases Canada ISP Speed Index for November – iPhone in Canada…
Big data is getting creepier and creepier. Article by Ben Goldacre It’s easy to be worried about people simply spying on your confidential data. iCloud and Google+ have your intimate…
Your news links for today: When data gets creepy: the secrets we don’t realise we’re giving away – The Guardian Julian Assange on Living in a Surveillance Society – New…
One of the best parts about our work at OpenMedia is our community — that’s you! But seriously, whether it’s on Access, Privacy, or Free Expression work, our job is…
You won’t believe how Google plans to bring Internet access to remote areas. Article by Will Oremus for Slate The majority of people in the world lack access to the…
Where does innovation in telecom really come from? This former CRTC commissioner has a surprising answer. Article by Timothy Denton Jean Pierre Blais, Chairman of the CRTC, asked the essential…
Ever wondered what you look like to a face-recognition algorithm? Spoiler alert: incredibly creepy. Article by Kyle Chayka for Medium Sterling Crispin’s “Data Masks” are haunting portraits that don’t actually…
Your news links for today: Wheeler Jokes With Lobbyists About Neutrality at ‘Telecom Prom’ – DSL Reports Reports show it’s becoming a cord cutter’s world – ZDNet PSA – Don’t…
Are you nervous about the government creeping on your social media? Audio from the CBC Citizen Lab’s Christopher Parsons joins guest host Piya Chattopadhyay to discuss the Canadian government’s growing…
Your news links for today: Operation AURORAGOLD: How the NSA Hacks Cellphone Networks Worldwide – The Intercept New “RCMP Accountability, But… Act” coming into Force – National Security Law Blog…