Everybody’s talking about it
We’re off to a great start! Just weeks after the launch of Canada’s largest-ever pro-privacy Coalition, it seems the whole country is demanding answers on the government’s out-of-control surveillance. With…
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Your Daily Digital Digest for Monday, November 4, 2013
Your news links for today: Bell data collection part of ‘disturbing trend’ (CBC) Bell TV ‘reprehensible’ in violating Nova Scotia man’s privacy, judge says (The Star) Federal Court chastises Bell…
CBC: Federal Court: Bell’s treatment of this ex-customer was "reprehensible"
“Reprehensible.” That’s how the Federal Court of Canada describe big telecom company Bell’s treatment of this former customer, including their lacklustre response after violating his privacy. We need to rein…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Friday, November 1, 2013
Your news links for today: Federal Court Orders Bell to Pay $20,000 in Damages Over Privacy Violation (Michael Geist) Consumer-friendly cellphone rules coming in Ontario (Toronto Star) Info sharing between…
Good News – This is what happens when Canadians speak out
Great news from Ontario – the legislative assembly has voted unanimously for customer-friendly new cell phone rules to tackle some of the worst abuses of Big Telecom. The rules, which…
Industry Canada to Telus: DENIED
Industry Canada takes a stand against Telus buying indie cell phone company Mobilicity; but it’s time for our government to move beyond preventing our broken telecom market from getting worse…
Your Daily Digital Digest For Thursday, October 31, 2013
Your news links for today: Bell wanders into its own negative-option fiasco (Words By Nowak) CRTC: Friend or Foe? (HowardForums) Experts call for sweeping review of Copyright Board (The Wire…
Government is right to block Telus takeover of Mobilicity, but much more needs to be done to rein in Big Telecom
big3_appeal.png Citizen-backed OpenMedia.ca says Canadians will welcome moves to stop Big Telecom narrowing their wireless choices yet further, but action still needed to fix broken market October 30, 2013 –…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Your news links for today: Ottawa rejects Telus’s second attempt to buy Mobilicity (Globe and Mail) CETA Technical Summary (Canada’s Economic Action Plan) Why can’t Australian citizens read the Trans-Pacific…
Canada’s largest national newspaper joins thousands seeking answers about the government’s expensive and out of control spying
It’s been just a week since OpenMedia.ca and the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) announced a constitutional challenge to stop illegal government spying against law-abiding Canadians – and already the…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Your news links for today: NS: Seaside says it won’t track TV and online habits of customers (Daily Business Buzz) TPP talks bog down over intellectual property rights (Japan Times)…
A service plan you can’t afford
There’s a new Internet censorship plan in the works that could make it more expensive for you and your family to connect online. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) would force ISPs…
This indie ISP says it won’t scoop up all its customers’ data – unlike big telecom company Bell
Last week, we told you about how big telecom company Bell wants to scoop up (paying) customer’s data. This indie ISP in Nova Scotia wanted to make its policy on…