Your Daily Digital Digest for Monday, March 17, 2014
Your news links for today: Wireless carriers are begging for it with rate hikes – WordsByNowak Then and Now – The Cost of 4 and 6GB of Mobile Data in…
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People in the US are fighting back against restrictions on public broadband
This is inspiring! Giant telecom conglomerates in the U.S. have been spending a fortune to push for extreme laws to prevent publicly-owned broadband providers from operating. Now, citizens in this…
Here’s how we can create a new vision for sharing and collaborating online
“How do you plan to create rules that support the wishes of all the people using the Internet without consulting all of the people who use the Internet? Democratic process…
Heartfelt thanks from us to you
We want to take a moment just to thank you and recognize all the progress our OpenMedia community has made recently. Together we’ve delivered petitions, wrote letters to local newspapers,…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Friday, March 14, 2014
Your news links for today: Fido and Koodo: Collusion and Price Fixing – HowardForums “Fido lowers data and raises prices, Koodo raises prices and lowers data – No cartel here!”…
24 hours left to let decision-makers know where you stand
Time and time again, we’ve seen Canada’s pro-Internet community band together to demand that decision-makers move us toward open and affordable Internet access in Canada – not toward more control…
BoingBoing: Recent Canada-South Korea trade agreement respects domestic copyright rules
We’ve all heard about how powerful U.S. lobbyists are trying to ram through extreme Internet censorship rules in the TPP. They’re piling on the pressure and holding smaller countries hostage…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Thursday, March 13, 2014
Your news links for today: Foreign Officials In the Dark About Their Own Spy Agencies’ Cooperation with NSA – The Intercept Ottawa imposes life-long gag order on bureaucrats, lawyers –…
Happy 25th birthday Internet! Isn’t it time you had a Bill of Rights?
It’s time for a digital bill of rights to protect privacy and free speech online. That’s according to Sir Tim Berners-Lee who, 25 years ago today, invented what would become…
Huffington Post: Big Telecom is doing all it can to trap customers in outdated TV plans
As more and more of us cut the cord from cable TV, Big Telecom are doing what it takes to lock us in their old-fashioned, expensive TV plans. Tell the…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Your news links for today: How the NSA Plans to Infect ‘Millions’ of Computers with Malware – The Intercept How a Court Secretly Evolved, Extending U.S. Spies’ Reach – New…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Your news links for today: Péladeau’s move into political spotlight casts doubt on Ottawa’s wireless ambitions – National Post Facts vs FUD: Roam Mobility vs Rogers – HowardForums read more
Peter Nowak: Digital divides are growing across industrialized nations
Canada has a stark digital deficit and a growing digital divide. Expert Peter Nowak looks at how low-income neighbourhoods here and in the U.S. are increasingly being left behind. Article…
Just a few days left to give your feedback to the CRTC!
The CRTC is asking Canadians what they think about the future of digital services in Canada. This important consultation could either help fix our broken telecom market, or entrench the…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Monday, March 10, 2014
Your news links for today: Canadian Broadcasters Find Clever, Nasty Way To Slow Down Digital TV Revolution – Huffington Post Telecoms cry foul over spectrum rules – Globe and Mail…
Geist on flawed CRTC consultation
Telecom expert Michael Geist is not impressed with the CRTC’s consultation on our digital future – and he has some advice for CRTC Chair Blais. The consultation may be biased…
Long-awaited Digital Strategy finally on way
Finally! It looks like the government’s long-awaited digital economy strategy is coming soon. They’ve only been promising us this since 2010. Do you think this strategy will finally bring Canada…
Should you be taxed extra to watch the Trailer Park Boys on Netflix?
Fans of popular Canadian comedy The Trailer Park Boys have reason to cheer, following an announcement that two new seasons are coming to Netflix this fall. Sadly, policymakers at the…