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Vancouver Sun: Access My Info: How to find out what your telecom is sharing with Big Brother
Just how easy is it to find out what private information your telecom provider is storing about you? Pretty darn easy, it turns out. Article by Gillian Shaw for The…
CTV: Introducing the Access My Info Tool
Finding out what information your telecom provider stores about you used to be a drawn out process. Now you can get the wheels in motion in minutes with our Access…
Huffington Post: ‘Access My Info’ Tool Lets Telecom Subscribers Know If They’ve Been Spied On
We’ve been getting a massive response for our Access My Info tool – an innovative way to easily find out what information your telecom provider is collecting about you. Try…
This App Helps Reveal What Personal Data Is Stored by Canadian ISPs
Finding out what your telecom provider knows about you and how they share that information with law enforcement just got a whole lot easier, explains our own Chris Malmo Article…
Chris Parsons – Our Access My Info tool puts the power in your hands
Citizen Lab’s Dr. Chris Parsons is one of Canada’s top experts on privacy issues. Here at OpenMedia.ca, we’re proud to be working with Chris, Citizen Lab, and the Digital Stewardship…
Find out how to Access Your Info from your telecom provider
We’ve launched a new tool to help you find out what your telecom provider knows about you, and if they’ve shared your private information with government. Please SHARE this infographic…
Vice: Canada’s top court just ruled online user data is inherently private
Canada’s Supreme Court struck a blow against warrantless surveillance on Canadians yesterday. Curious about the landmark ruling? Learn more here. Article by Justin Ling for Vice In a unanimous decision,…
Globe and Mail: Conservatives mum on changing privacy bills after Supreme Court ruling
Today, the Supreme Court ruled in favour of Canadians’ right to online privacy. How will this affect legislation making its way through Parliament that threatens to make warrantless disclosure of…
It’s a huge win for Canadian Privacy Rights as Supreme Court rules government warrantless disclosure requests unconstitutional
In a landmark decision, Canada’s Supreme Court decided today that the government cannot request your private information from Internet providers without a warrant. It’s a huge win for privacy and…
New Access My Info tool empowers Canadians to learn what information their telecom collects about them, and shares with third parties, including government entities
share_pop_300_4.png Tool built by privacy experts helps shed light on the data telecom companies collect and retain about Canadians June 16, 2014 – Canadians have a new way to learn…
Cyberbullying law would let police ‘remotely hack into computers, mobile devices, or cars’
Scary stuff: under online spying Bill C-13, “we won’t know if it’s 10 requests a year, a hundred requests a year, a thousand requests a year, or a million requests…
Globe and Mail: New privacy watchdog says cyberbullying bill needs fixes
New Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien is criticizing several parts of the government’s online spying Bill C-13, including the power it grants to mayors, fisheries officers, airline pilots, and other “public…
CBC: Daniel Therrien grilled on views about police powers in cyberbullying bill
The government’s hand-picked Privacy Commissioner is calling for online spying Bill C-13 to be split, due to serious concerns over the bill’s privacy implications. Do you think the government will…
Govt under huge pressure as its new Privacy Commissioner tells MPs that Online Spying proposals must be removed from C-13
share_pop_300.PNG Daniel Therrien, the government’s recently appointed federal privacy watchdog, told key MPs that C-13 should be split to remove controversial and unpopular online spying provisions June 10, 2014 –…
The Privacy Surgeon: Global security analysis reveals widespread government apathy following Snowden disclosures
Citizens around the world were outraged when Edward Snowden revealed the extent of global government surveillance. How have governments reacted to this criticism, and what safeguards have they put in…
Toronto: Privacy watchdog takes legal action against Toronto Police over suicide attempt information
Ontario Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian wants the Toronto Police department to stop indiscriminately sharing highly sensitive and extremely personal mental health info with U.S. border services. What do you think?…
Words by Nowak: Government has its head in the sand with privacy
“With MacKay repeatedly affirming that he won’t split the bill in two nor wait until a federal privacy commissioner has been installed so that he (or she) can have a…
CBC: NDP, Liberals decry process that made Daniel Therrien privacy watchdog
Would you rather have a truly objective, independent expert or a government insider as Canada’s next Privacy Commissioner? Article by Leslie MacKinnon for The CBC Opposition MPs on Tuesday protested…
Daily Xtra: The Conservative surveillance bill that will invade your privacy
Think only those who have something to hide should worry about government surveillance? Think again Article by Matthew Dimera for The Daily Xtra Guess who has eyes for you read…