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Update: Bill C-10 has been replaced by Bill C-11 (Online Streaming Act), for up-to-date information check out our latest blog "What's Wrong with Bill C-11: An FAQ". “CanCon” is Canadian content — TV ...
The best thing about RightsCon is obviously meeting people, hearing about cool projects and having hour long discussions about the problems of international jurisdiction of the Internet… #nerd One of ...
Le statu quo d’Internet au Canada est un désastre politique. Des réglementations de base, attendues depuis longtemps, pour protéger notre vie privée et notre sécurité en ligne continuent d’échouer ...
Together with Ekō, the OpenMedia community is calling out Canada’s monopolies.
II. A narrow takedown duty to remove content their users report that appears to be child sexual or physical abuse related content, or nonconsensually shared adult material, within 24 hours; ...
Over the course of the last year, the federal government has tracked the location of 33 million mobile devices. Considering the size of Canada, that’s nearly everyone who owns a cellular device, even ...
Living in an increasingly digital world means that even if you’re not constantly on social media, much of your daily life still leaves an online footprint. Whether it’s your financial transactions, ...
1. Why should I worry about my face being captured and tracked? I have nothing to hide. Freedom from surveillance is not about having ‘something to hide’. It is about our right to personal privacy. We ...
It’s Tuesday morning here at OpenMedia. Meghan has been here since 7 a.m. tirelessly working on our newest campaign against the ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, as Marianela designs some ...
Canada’s Internet status quo is a policy disaster. Basic, long overdue regulations to protect our online privacy and online safety keep failing in a distracted and disinterested Parliament. Real ...
With regulatory reviews of the Rogers-Shaw transaction ongoing, it is worth revisiting one reason this transaction is so controversial, billionaire family drama aside. Wireless internet access is a ...