Wired: Snowden’s long road to becoming a whistleblower
Have you ever wondered what it was like for Edward Snowden to decide to blow the whistle on the NSA? Read. This. Article. Article by James Bamford for Wired The…
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Vice: Strip searches filmed by Toronto G20 police
Freedom of Information requests have revealed that the Toronto police filmed G20 protestors being strip search. What do you think of this privacy violation? Article by Patrick McGuire for Vice…
Vice: Bad news for Canada’s tech sector if C-13 passes
If the Canadian government presses ahead with Bill C-13 when Parliament resumes in the fall, against the objections of their own Privacy Commissioner and the Supreme Court, the Canadian tech…
Globe and Mail: CSEC’s public accountability leaves a lot to be desired
How long is Canada’s spy agency CSEC holding on to your private data? Apparently, you don’t need to know. Got a problem with that? Let us know at https://openmedia.ca/ourprivacy Article…
The Globe and Mail: Innocent Canadians are regularly swept up in mass online spying
Spying agencies often claim that they only focus on foreign targets in their cyber-espionage. This study proves it’s never that simple. Article by Colin Freeze for the Globe and Mail…
Ars Technica: Citizen Lab: bringing the world together to fight cyberspying
Check out this exclusive look inside the world of Citizen Lab, an international organization built by Canada’s Ron Diebert of hackers, activists and lawyers fighting against online spying. Article by…
New Canadian Media: Rein in spying and restore our right to privacy
Most Canadians agree: our government is reckless and out of control when it comes to spying. If you agree, go to https://OpenMedia.ca/DefendPrivacy and speak out! Article by Amira Elghawaby for…
Exciting News: Glenn Greenwald to speak in Ottawa at Oct 25 event sponsored by OpenMedia
Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Glenn Greenwald is coming to Canada. He will speak about privacy, state surveillance, and its impact on Canadians at an event in downtown Ottawa sponsored by your…
The Star: Who is looking out for your privacy?
Thousands of Canadians spoke out against government mass surveillance on our cell phone usage over the past year. As a result, Big Telecom is starting to respond, and we are…
Canadaland: Rogers has some ‘splaining to do
This telecom giant is showing a disturbing lack of transparency when it comes to how it shared Canadians’ private information with government and what they received in exchange for that…
Michael Geist: 2 out of 3 ain’t enough
Two of Canada’s biggest telecoms have done the right thing and publicly announced that they will not share subscribers’ private information without a warrant any more. It doesn’t seem like…
The Star: You won’t believe how many times this government spied on Canadians
We knew that the government made over 1 million requests for Canadians’ private information in 2011. Now it turns out that they’ve been making scores of these requests going back…
Globe and Mail: Better late than never
Telcos’ decision to stop handing over subscriber information without a warrant is a step in the right direction, according to the Globe and Mail editors. Now it’s time to tell…
Michael Geist: Come Back With a Warrant: How Will the Canadian Government Respond to the Supreme Court?
Tens of thousands of Canadians have spoken out about how the government is obtaining our private information without a warrant. Following a recent pro-privacy Supreme Court ruling, the ball is…
The Star: Police chiefs call for presumed innocence in background checks
Hey guys, remember that whole “innocent until proven guilty” thing? Guys? Article by David Cooper for The Star Police forces across Ontario are being told to stop disclosing unproven allegations,…
Ottawa Citizen: Good for privacy rights, good for business
Turns out being good for privacy is good for business too. Do you think this could get MacKay to rethink his online spying bill? Add to the pressure at OpenMedia.ca/DefendPrivacy…
Motherboard: The Biggest Canadian Telecom Yet Is Forcing Police to Get a Warrant for Its Data
Thousands of Canadians spoke out after discovering that Big Telecom was routinely handing their private info over to government. Now, thanks to that pressure, two of Canada’s biggest Telecom companies…
4 Canadians who have had their lives turned upside down because of Peter MacKay’s privacy deficit
It’s been a busy few months on privacy issues here at OpenMedia. Our small team has been campaigning hard on your behalf to secure effective legal protections that safeguard the…
City News: Rogers, Telus will no longer hand customer info to police without a warrant
Under pressure from thousands of Canadians, two of Canada’s telecom giants have announced they’ll no longer hand your private information over to the government without a warrant. Way to go,…
Government spying on law-abiding public figures is tearing apart the fabric of our democracy, says OpenMedia following new revelations
Bombshell revelations from journalists Glenn Greenwald and Murtaza Hussein expose extensive government spying on public figures, including a political candidate, a civil rights activist, lawyers, and academics July 8, 2014…