internet privacy
If You Care About Privacy, TISA Is the Latest Thing That Should Concern You
Wikileaks recently released a draft text from the negotiations of the Trade in Services Agreement, a 50-country trade deal currently under secret negotiation. The text has rankled privacy advocates—who say the US is arguing for the right for financial...
One of the Biggest American Copyright Enforcers Is Coming to Threaten Canadians
If you're in Canada illegally downloading the latest Bruno Mars tune, Rightscorp might be shaking you down for $20 for copyright infringement.
Canada's Top Court Just Ruled Online User Data Is Inherently Private
In a ruling released this morning, the Canadian Supreme Court found that cops requesting Canadians' personal information from telecommunications companies without a search warrant is totally unconstitutional.
The TPP Might Ruin Internet Freedom, but We’ll Export More Canadian Meat to Japan
Canada's active interest in the Trans-Pacific Partnership will likely lead to draconian intellectual property laws that will handcuff Canada's digital innovation. Some experts believe that the TPP will only improve our GDP by 0.36, so is this...
Canada’s New Cyberbullying Bill Will Give It Unnecessary Surveillance Superpowers
A new bill will allow any “public officer” or “peace officer” the freedom to request personal data from telecom companies.
Canada’s New Cyberbullying Bill Will Give the Government Unnecessary Surveillance Superpowers
This week, the Conservative government’s controversial cyberbullying bill, C-13, is nearing the final stages of making its way into law. Here, Patrick McGuire posits that the problem with cyberbullying has less to do with a lack of surveillance powers...
Why Is the Canadian Government Issuing Over 1 Million Annual Requests to Telecom Companies for Our Data?
News broke last night that over 1.2 million requests were issued from Canadian government agencies to the nation's telecom companies in 2011--but no one is quite sure why. Will this disclosure be enough to stir up a substantial public reaction about...
Members of Canada’s Foreign Affairs Department Share Information with Stratfor
The Wikileaks dump of over 5 million hacked emails from high-ranking private American intelligence company Stratfor has revealed a cavalcade ethically iffy behaviour, including a peculiar relationship between a Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs...
If You Get a Letter About Illegal Downloading, Maybe You Should Ignore It
Last week, Voltage Pictures, the film production company behind movies like The Hurt Locker and Dallas Buyers Club, were handed over 2,000 identities of TekSavvy ISP subscribers who had allegedly pirated their films. It's a typical case...
Hiding Data with Temporal Cloaking Might Thwart Surveillance
But will this technology ever make it into the hands internet users?