Our friends at Citizen Lab have succeeded in reverse engineering spyware that is infecting people’s cellphones in democracies and dictatorships alike. Article by Kim Zetter for Wired Newly uncovered components…
Your news links for today: Police Story: Hacking Team’s Government Surveillance Malware – Citizen Lab Researchers publish secret details of cops’ phone-surveillance malware – Boing Boing Researchers Find and Decode…
Should the government be able to monitor and collect your facebook posts and those of your friends and family? Should they use this information to monitor which events you attend?…
This government has lost the trust of Canadians on protecting our private information. Let’s put tackling our privacy deficit squarely on the national agenda: go to https://OpenMedia.ca/DefendPrivacy Article by Ben…
Your news links for today: Cyberbullying, the Supreme Court and the future of Bill C-13 – Macleans ‘No judgment, no discretion’: Police records that ruin innocent lives – Toronto Star…
You won’t believe how many Canadians are opposed to this one spying Bill. Justice Minister Peter MacKay doesn’t seem to believe it either. Article by Techvibes An opinion poll released…
Greater wireless choice may be on the horizon if the government can get roaming rates under control. Would you switch providers if you had a different option? Article by Christine…
You know you’ve got a problem when your government censors the word “Canada” out of “Government of Canada” Article by Alex Boutilier for The Toronto Star The access to information…
The ground is crumbling underneath the government’s efforts to expand warrantless surveillance in Canada. Help keep the pressure on: visit OpenMedia.ca/DefendPrivacy and don’t forget to use our innovative tool to…
Your news links for today: Government of censors cyberbullying docs – Toronto Star Three Quarters Disapprove of Bill C-13 – The Forum Poll Majority of Canadians oppose cyberbullying bill: Poll…
willtheylisten.png 73% of Canadians oppose Bill C-13, with just 15% approving. Huge opposition among all regions, age groups, genders, and income levels. Even Conservatives oppose Bill C-13 by 62% to…
Is the government’s anti-privacy agenda coming apart at the seams? Article by James Keller for The Vancouver Sun British Columbia’s highest court says police must obtain a warrant before searching…
Justice Minister Peter MacKay’s baffling response to a Supreme Court ruling last week has inspired a new term: MacKay-splaining. What’s your favourite example of MacKay-splaining? Article by PressProgress Peter MacKay…
Your news links for today: Private Member Bill Attempts to Bring CSEC Under Control – CIPPIC MP Joyce Murray tables a Private Member’s Bill on Parliamentary oversight of CSEC –…
The government’s hand-picked Privacy Commissioner is telling them to go back to the drawing board on their online spying Bills C-13 and S-4. Do you think they will listen? Article…
share_csec_300.png Privacy campaigners consider Liberal proposals to boost oversight, judicial control, and transparency over Canadian spy agency CSEC a welcome first step toward reining in the eavesdropping agency June 18,…
“Our private lives are where we create, explore, and get sexy—the things that make life worth living. If we open them up to mass surveillance, we’ll inevitably become less creative,…
Est-ce que le gouvernement envahit la vie privée en ligne? read more
Your news links for today: The Canadian Internet Zips Up – Medium Why Spencer Changes the Playing Field for CSEC & National Security Spying – National Security Law Blog Conservatives…
Just how easy is it to find out what private information your telecom provider is storing about you? Pretty darn easy, it turns out. Article by Gillian Shaw for The…
