Your news links for today: PRESS RELEASE: Internet’s largest sites join activists to Reset the Net: WordPress, Twitter, Tumblr, Dropbox, Yahoo, Mozilla, Google, Cloudflare, Sendgrid all join campaign to block…
The government “will very likely be pushing through their flawed bill C-13 no matter what their own hand-picked privacy expert says,” our own Chris Malmo argues in this piece for…
A year ago, we learned that governments are spying on their citizens on an industrial scale. You don’t need to be a criminal to be treated like one – we…
Your news links for today: A People’s Plea: Don’t Spy on Us – The Tyee 10 reasons you should be creeped out by Stephen Harper’s anti-privacy agenda – Press Progress…
Is the government’s nominee for Canada’s next Privacy Commissioner up to the job? Does he possess the necessary detachment and expertise on privacy issues? What do you think about the…
While you’re busy surfing the Internet, have a look at the top 10 reasons you should be creeped out by Stephen Harper’s anti-privacy agenda. Number 5 made me do a…
share_pop_200.png Daniel Therrien, the government’s recently announced nominee for top federal privacy job, said Bill C-13 could violate privacy by allowing police to collect information about Canadians without a warrant…
Our Steve Anderson was on Parliament Hill in Ottawa this morning. He testified to key MPs on the Justice and Human Rights Committee about the privacy implications of Bill C-13,…
A few years ago, we at OpenMedia began to realize that fighting against efforts to shut down the open Internet wasn’t enough – we needed to clearly articulate what we…
“His nomination sends a message to Canadians that the game is rigged and that the protection of their privacy rights is being undermined by the very system designed for their…
Your news links for today: Critics question nomination of Daniel Therrien as new Privacy Commissioner – CBC’s The Current New privacy watchdog gave legal advice to Canadian spy agencies –…
The government’s nomination for Privacy Commissioner is deeply troubling to Privacy experts, who are concerned about his previous involvement with invasive data-monitoring programs. What do you think of this potential…
The government wants to allow government agencies access to your private information if a “peace officer” – which could mean a police officer, mayor, or even a fisheries officer –…
Your news links for today: Critics decry new Privacy Commissioner’s appointment – Globe and Mail Maher: Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau agree on spooky pick for next…
Tomorrow morning, our own Steve Anderson is testifying before a Parliamentary Committee weighing the merits of spying Bill C-13. Unfortunately, the government has signalled that it’s not interested in hearing…
As Canada’s spying agencies gain more and more access to private information, our privacy watchdogs are being restricted. Isn’t it time for the government to do more to defend Canadians’…
“It strikes me as a bizarre nomination – like putting a fox in charge of chicken security at the hen house.” Former Federal Privacy Commissioner doesn’t mince words on the…
share_pop_300.PNG Letter to PM from leading Privacy Coalition experts sets out detailed critique of how Bill C-13 undermines privacy and calls for rethink of Privacy Commissioner nomination May 30, 2014…
Tired of not having input on rules for collaborating and sharing online? Want a chance to actually shape the Internet’s future for yourself? If you answered yes, then you’re not…
Do you want trolls deciding all the rules for sharing and collaborating online? Or would you rather crowdsource them? Say “Expecto Patronum” to outdated rules for collaborating and sharing online…
