The Canadian government has taken the first step towards creating new privacy rights for people in Canada. After a failed attempt in 2020 and three years of inaction since the proposal of the digital ...

A version of this article by our Laura Tribe was originally published by Common Ground magazine, and by Rabble.ca. You may not be aware that a device named after an unusual sea creature poses a ...

Our government just unveiled a cynical plan to make Canada’s Internet one of the most censored and surveilled in the democratic world. It’s a classic bait and switch; using our real frustration with ...

Update: Bill C-10 has been replaced by Bill C-11 (Online Streaming Act), for up-to-date information check out our latest blog "What's Wrong with Bill C-11: An FAQ".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 ...

This week, OpenMedia submitted a brief to Canada’s Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology (INDU), re: the Canadian Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. You can read the full brief here.

Jenna is the Senior Campaigner at OpenMedia, an internet governance enthusiast and a public policy nerd. Her interests intersect the technicality of internet technology and public participation in ...

XKEYSCORE, NSA's most powerful tool of mass surveillance, is a degradation of our freedoms and our democracy. Article by Morgan Marquis-Boire, Glenn Greenwald and Micah Lee for The Intercept One of ...

It’s been called the “Most dangerous Canadian Internet bill you’ve never heard of”. But some folk will tell you it’s just a common sense approach to protecting kids — and who could say no to that! So ...

When you buy a smartphone or a laptop, that device should be completely yours; you ought to be able to do what you want with it. If you drop your phone off the fifth floor, and the screen breaks, you ...

The Link Tax can sometimes be confused with the Streaming Tax, another one of Guilbeault's harebrained policies he's pushing forward at the same time. If you have a question about the Streaming Tax, ...

OpenMedia’s recent survey showed our members love Canadian Content as storytelling that reflects Canada’s people, culture, and values – and believe that content can flourish on the global stage. The ...

It’s about to be blocked on several major online platforms. Canadian Internet users will not be able to share links to Canadian news outlet websites on Instagram or Facebook, or see links to their ...