The Star: Stephen Harper said what?
Thanks to Canadians speaking out, Stephen Harper has finally been forced to respond to concerns about out-of-control government spying. But he still hasn’t come clean about how many Canadians have…
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The Tyee: It’s time for the government to come clean
The government’s response to Canadians’ reasonable requests to know more about the information they seek about us is just getting ridiculous. Help us fight back at https://OpenMedia.ca/cseciswatching Article by Michael…
Motherboard: It’s time to reform CSEC
The national call to rein in CSEC is growing, with citizens, organizations, and decision-makers across the country sharing our video on the abuses of government spying. If you haven’t seen…
The Star: Privacy Commissioner to RCMP: We need to talk
Canada’s Privacy Commissioner is investigating the RCMP for making countless warrantless requests for Canadians’ private information. Do you think we’ll finally see some reforms in the way our police force…
Award-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald to debate privacy and CSEC spying at Ottawa event sponsored by OpenMedia.ca
Glenn_greenwald_portrait_transparent.png Greenwald has worked extensively with whistleblower Edward Snowden to report on how spy agencies like Canada’s CSEC and the U.S. NSA are monitoring the private lives of law-abiding citizens…
This is getting ridiculous
This is getting ridiculous. First, government spy agency CSEC assured us they didn’t spy on Canadians.1 Then, they finally admitted to ‘incidentally’ collecting our private data.2 Now, it’s finally been…
Diverse groups put out hard-hitting video exposing how government spy agency has the power to monitor the everyday lives of innocent Canadians
CSECisWatching_webside.png Viral video released amid growing outrage at how government spy agencies like Canada’s CSEC and the U.S. NSA are collecting hugely revealing information on innocent citizens September 22, 2014…
The Star: The government knows about that protest you attended
The government is fessing up to tracking hundreds of peaceful protests across the country. These “protests” range from environmental demonstrations to things as benign as university panel discussions. Do you…
Vancouver Sun: Second national carrier responds to demands for transparency
You’ve been pouring on the pressure, and now we’re seeing results: Telus has released its first transparency report detailing how many information requests it dealt with from government agencies in…
The Star: Government agencies STILL making warrantless information requests
Don’t expect a little thing like a Supreme Court ruling to deter this government from trying to spy on citizens. Isn’t it time we defend privacy? https://OpenMedia.ca/DefendPrivacy Article by Alex…
The Star: Environment Canada obtained private subscriber information
Canadian telcos handed over the private information of law-abiding Canadians to this government agency. What do you think about this invasion of privacy? Article by The Star Newly disclosed records…
Not-so-legitimate aims and other sorry tales of Canadian mass surveillance
by Cynthia Khoo, OpenMedia Communications and Community Engagement Volunteer In joining the global movement against mass surveillance, Canadians face many challenges in terms of getting their own house in order.…
Don’t miss the 2014 BC Information Summit, Vancouver B.C., September 19
Don’t miss the 2014 BC Information Summit. This year’s theme is Next Steps for Freedom of Information and Privacy, and the conference will feature keynotes from BC’s Privacy Commissioner and…
Globe and Mail: Leaked document reveals extent of CSEC spying
How CSEC “targets the world” for cyber-espionage, using foreign computers to hide their tracks. Article by Colin Freeze for the Globe and Mail When Canadian intelligence officials speak about today’s…
Motherboard: What’s going on at CSEC?
Canada’s spy agency commissioner recently revealed that CSEC retained the private communications of 66 Canadians. Unfortunately, that report only scratches the surface. Here’s why: Article by Justin Ling for Motherboard…
The Star: The Canadian government has a data leaking problem
There have been a disturbing number of privacy breaches at government agencies recently. This on top of our government’s efforts to push though Bill C-13, which would allow Big Telecom…
CBC: Online privacy "a significant concern" for Canada’s Privacy Commissioner
Canada’s Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien is calling for greater transparency in how companies use subscribers’ private information. What would you like to see our government do to protect Canadians’ privacy?…
Fresh revelations that CSEC retained private communications of Canadians underline need for much stronger transparency, oversight, and accountability, says OpenMedia.ca
CSEC_403x403_131209.png Report will do little to assure law-abiding Canadians who simply want to communicate online without being spied on by their own government The government’s spy agency CSEC intercepted and…
CBC: 66 Canadians’ private info retained by CSEC
First they assured us they didn’t spy on Canadians. Then they admitted to “incidentally” collecting our data. Now it’s been officially revealed CSEC retained the private communications of 66 Canadians,…
Globe and Mail: CSEC reforms in limbo, thanks to pro-surveillance agenda
Here’s how the government’s efforts to force surveillance bills through Parliament have derailed plans to curb CSEC’s spying on Canadians. Article by Colin Freeze for the Globe and Mail The…