Here’s why some people offer excuses, justifications, or experience apathy when it comes to mass, suspicionless surveillance in Canada – and why that needs to change. For everyone in Vancouver…
openmedialogo.jpg Academic researchers and civil liberties groups send detailed request aimed at revealing full extent of government spying on Canadians through telecom providers January 22, 2014 – A group of…
Monia Mazigh is speaking out against the government’s out-of-control spying on law-abiding citizens. Monia is an academic, a politician, and a human rights defender. She is also the wife of…
Many are expressing outrage now that the public has become aware that Chuck Strahl is acting as a lobbyist for Enbridge, the company hoping to build a controversial oil pipeline…
Privacy expert Professor Michael Geist appeared on TVO’s The Agenda to discuss Bill C-13 – Peter MacKay’s resurrection of Vic Toews’ failed online spying bill. You’ll want to see what…
A spy manual revealed by The Globe and Mail urges new CSEC employees to be “proud” of their partnership with the U.S. NSA – the same NSA that’s systematically collecting…
Just before Christmas, government spy agency CSEC finally admitted that it spied on law-abiding Canadians – Canadians who have not consented to give away their private, sensitive information. And that’s…
In this hard-hitting editorial by the Toronto Star, we learn more about how Canada’s spy agency is putting Canadians living abroad at potential risk – and why Canadians should no…
This hard-hitting piece by Professor Michael Geist argues for a full, independent investigation into CSEC’s spying activities. As Parliament is set to resume shortly, the time has come for MPs…
In this exceptional piece, Cory Doctorow argues that the time is ripe to end indifference to online spying. Article by Cory Doctorow for the Guardian: We’ve seen less than 1%…
This article on NSA spying is long — but well worth the read. Article by Ryan Lizza for the New Yorker: On March 12, 2013, James R. Clapper appeared before…
Thank you to everyone who has taken a stand with OpenMedia and the BC Civil Liberties Association against warrantless spying against Canadian citizens. Learn more about our efforts at https://OpenMedia.ca/CSEC…
Yesterday, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously signed off on a U.N. resolution aimed at upholding the right to privacy after revelations by U.S. NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden show that…
Check out this great video by The Ryan and Amy Show. Do you always feel like somebody’s watching you too? You can learn more about Canada’s largest pro-privacy coalition at…
Intelligence experts have a few things to say when it comes to overseeing the activities of ultra-secretive spy agency CSEC’s activities — and poor record-keeping is the least of it.//…
OpenMedia_small.png As parliamentarians return to their ridings for the winter holidays, citizens and groups from across the political spectrum are raising concerns about how Peter MacKay’s online spying Bill C-13…
Leading Canadian authors join over 550 writers from around the world in condemning these acts that threaten our right to privacy. This stand comes after OpenMedia, together with 300 organizations,…
OpenMedia_Logo.png Citizen-backed OpenMedia.ca says the revelations show that spy agency CSEC is reckless, out-of-control, and not accountable to Canadians December 9, 2013 – The CBC has tonight revealed that government…
Positive news from the U.S. today, where several large tech firms have united to form the Reform Government Surveillance coalition. Tech giants including Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and Twitter say that…
The government’s new online spying legislation is the “ghost of Vic Toews’ e-snooping bill” which over 150,000 Canadians previously fought against — and won. Support Canada’s largest pro-privacy coalition at…
