The Canadian Progressive: Harper’s Orwellian Anti-Terror Bill C-51 Troubles...
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada warns that Bill C-51, Harper’s proposed new anti-terrorism legislation, would further erode Canadians’ privacy rights. The post Harper’s Orwellian Anti-Terror Bill...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: Canada’s Electronic Spy Agency Steals From Criminal...
A report just published by Glenn Greenwald reveals that the Communications Security Establishment (CSE), Canada’s electronic spy agency, steals email content obtained by criminal hackers. The post...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: Harper’s Police State Anti-terrorism Bill C-51...
More than 100 academics sign letter telling Canadian MPs that Harper’s proposed anti-terrorism legislation, Bill C-51, would allow CSIS to violate Canadians’ privacy rights. The post Harper’s Police...
View ArticleOpenMedia.ca: LAST CHANCE: Just 24 hours to tell your MP to #RejectFear and...
This is it folks - there are now just 24 hours before tomorrow’s FINAL House of Commons vote on Bill C-51. That’s right – there are just hours left to tell your MP to vote against this reckless Bill...
View ArticleOpenMedia.ca: Conservative MP Laurie Hawn attacks Canadian Businesses that...
Wow — this is how Conservative MP Laurie Hawn responded to the now 140+ businesses who have raised concerns in a letter published by the National Post about reckless spying Bill C-51:”[They] should...
View ArticleOpenMedia.ca: CBC: Great to See Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien...
Check out this great media coverage of our Privacy Plan, a crowdsourced plan to fix Canada’s privacy deficit. Over 125,000 took part in this process and we’re happy to know your views on privacy have...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: Rights Groups Launch Charter Challenge Against...
Bill C-51 “poses a fundamental threat to Canadians’ rights and civil liberties”, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and Canadian Journalists for Free Expression declare in new Charter challenge...
View ArticleOpenMedia.ca: CBC: CSIS secrecy hampers complaints and accountability
CBC Radio’s The Current discusses the BCCLA/Dogwood challenge against CSIS. Will we ever get to the truth of what did or did not happen? Join us and sign the pledge at...
View ArticleOpenMedia.ca: The Register: Canadians taking to spying on their spies
The Internet has changed Canadian politics. Issues like C-51 simply don’t go away. This election is our best chance to repeal C-51, pledge your vote at OurDigitalFuture.ca Article by Trevor Pott for...
View ArticleOpenMedia.ca: Vice: Canadian Cops Want to Search Your Mail
Update: The RCMP is now going after your mail. Article by Justin Ling for Vice With a federal election in its home stretch, Canada’s chiefs of police have issued a wish list of investigative powers...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: Justin Trudeau to give Canada’s NSA more powers to...
Justin Trudeau promises to give the Communications Security Establishment, Canada’s most secretive spy agency, more powers to spy on Canadians if the Liberals form the next government after the 2015...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: Canada’s Surveillance Crisis: Spy Agencies Must...
Three years after Edward Snowden's eye-opening state surveillance revelations, it's time for the Communications Security Establishment and Canada's other spy agencies to come clean. The post Canada’s...
View ArticleThings Are Good: Easily Browse Online Anonymously
In a world where our digital lives are tracked by democratic governments (Canada and the UK amongst them) we need to ensure that we can have private conversations online. Over at Digg they have...
View ArticleThings Are Good: Amnesty International’s Guide to Safe Messaging
Thanks to the bravery of whistleblowers we know that the Five Eyes are monitoring all internet chatter regardless of who’s talking. This is a big concern for people who care about freedom and rights to...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: Public Safety Committee Thwarts Canadian Police...
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security recently thwarted Canadian policing agencies’ insatiable hunger for lawful access and related surveillance powers. For...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: NDP demands investigation into allegations of...
“The reports of persistent discrimination targeted at Muslim, gay and black employees by CSIS supervisors are so disturbing that immediate action is required from the Liberal government,” said Matthew...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: Canada and “Five Eyes” spying partners must respect...
The final communiqué issued by the “Five Eyes” surveillance alliance after a recent meeting in Ottawa suggests what might turn out to be a made-in-Canada global encryption backdoor. The post Canada and...
View ArticleThings Are Good: Signal Foundation Launches to Fund Cryptography for All
The privacy rich messaging app Signal continues to make the world of communication safe from prying eyes. With an announcement yesterday of the launch of the Signal Foundation the group will have a...
View ArticleThings Are Good: Fashionable Solutions to Thwart Invasive Surveillance
What you wear can impinge the ability of people to look at you. That’s been true for centuries, but today your fashion choices can actually make it harder for governments or private entities to track...
View ArticleThings Are Good: USA Court Rules NSA Spying Illegal
Edward Snowden risked his life and freedom to bring to the world’s attention that the American government illegal (and unethically) spies on innocent people everywhere on the planet. Many Americans...
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