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Globe and Mail: TekSavvy, Rogers open books on government data requests
One independent ISP is leading the way in transparency around how they handle their customers’ private information. Would you like to see the Big Three do the same? Article by…
You won’t believe how easy it is to start protecting your privacy with these free tools
Today is June 5th – twelve months to the day since whistleblower Edward Snowden first exposed how spy agencies like the U.S. NSA and Canada’s CSEC are monitoring law-abiding citizens…
Ottawa Citizen: Government orders federal departments to keep tabs on all demonstrations across country
Canada’s privacy deficit continues to grow. Do you think this is a good use of your tax dollars? Article by David Pugliese for The Ottawa Citizen The federal government is…
Vice: Government ignoring advice of their own nominee for Privacy Commissioner on online spying Bill C-13
The government “will very likely be pushing through their flawed bill C-13 no matter what their own hand-picked privacy expert says,” our own Chris Malmo argues in this piece for…
Reset the Net
A year ago, we learned that governments are spying on their citizens on an industrial scale. You don’t need to be a criminal to be treated like one – we…
Motherboard: Can Canada’s Likely New Privacy Commissioner Be Trusted to Watch the Watchers?
Is the government’s nominee for Canada’s next Privacy Commissioner up to the job? Does he possess the necessary detachment and expertise on privacy issues? What do you think about the…
PressProgress: 10 reasons you should be creeped out by Stephen Harper’s anti-privacy agenda
While you’re busy surfing the Internet, have a look at the top 10 reasons you should be creeped out by Stephen Harper’s anti-privacy agenda. Number 5 made me do a…
Govt’s own nominee for Federal Privacy Commissioner calls for C-13 to be split to remove controversial Online Spying provisions
share_pop_200.png Daniel Therrien, the government’s recently announced nominee for top federal privacy job, said Bill C-13 could violate privacy by allowing police to collect information about Canadians without a warrant…
Here’s what I told key MPs about their Online Spying Bill C-13
Our Steve Anderson was on Parliament Hill in Ottawa this morning. He testified to key MPs on the Justice and Human Rights Committee about the privacy implications of Bill C-13,…
Times-Colonist: Privacy commission must have Canadians’ confidence
“His nomination sends a message to Canadians that the game is rigged and that the protection of their privacy rights is being undermined by the very system designed for their…
The Globe and Mail: Critics decry new Privacy Commissioner’s appointment
The government’s nomination for Privacy Commissioner is deeply troubling to Privacy experts, who are concerned about his previous involvement with invasive data-monitoring programs. What do you think of this potential…
Ottawa Citizen: Justin Ling: Spidey Senses tingling over C-13
The government wants to allow government agencies access to your private information if a “peace officer” – which could mean a police officer, mayor, or even a fisheries officer –…
Michael Geist: What if the Government Passed Lawful Access Without Hearing from Any Privacy Commissioners?
Tomorrow morning, our own Steve Anderson is testifying before a Parliamentary Committee weighing the merits of spying Bill C-13. Unfortunately, the government has signalled that it’s not interested in hearing…
Globe and Mail: Spy agencies try to curb watchdogs’ ties to each other
As Canada’s spying agencies gain more and more access to private information, our privacy watchdogs are being restricted. Isn’t it time for the government to do more to defend Canadians’…
Globe and Mail: New privacy watchdog slammed by critics
“It strikes me as a bizarre nomination – like putting a fox in charge of chicken security at the hen house.” Former Federal Privacy Commissioner doesn’t mince words on the…
Privacy Coalition experts urge Prime Minister to heed serious concerns about Online Spying Bill C-13 and to rethink Privacy Commissioner nomination
share_pop_300.PNG Letter to PM from leading Privacy Coalition experts sets out detailed critique of how Bill C-13 undermines privacy and calls for rethink of Privacy Commissioner nomination May 30, 2014…
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CBC: Cyberbullying bill won’t be split in 2, Peter MacKay says
Now the Canadian Bar Association is speaking out to call on the government to split Bill C-13 to remove its online spying provisions. Our pressure is working – as more…
Yahoo News: Privacy battle heats up over three controversial bills that allow more snooping
Experts, privacy watchdogs, victims advocates, and tens of thousands of Canadians agree: the government’s spying bill C-13 should be split so that its privacy implications can be properly examined and…