BC, Canadian Privacy Commissioners to Sue Facebook for Privacy Violations Drew Wilson | April 25, 2019 Facebook is about to face even more legal problems. This time, the BC and Canadian privacy commissioners are taking Facebook to court.
Press Freedom Index Falls for Both Canada and the United States Drew Wilson | April 24, 2019 Reporters Without Borders has released its annual report for the state of international press freedom. The news is not good for both Canada and the US.
Freezenet Podcast Episode 04 for February 2019 Now On Patreon! Drew Wilson | February 28, 2019 The fourth episode of the Freezenet official podcast for February of 2019, “#SaveYourInternet” is now on Patreon.
CIPPIC, OpenMedia Praised by CRTC During Web Censorship Debates Drew Wilson | February 10, 2019 Canadian regulator, the CRTC, gave organizations like CIPPIC and OpenMedia praise for their role in the Internet censorship debates.
Organization Sending Possibly Illegal P2P Demand Notices in Canada Drew Wilson | February 7, 2019 Filesharing settlement demand notices probably should have been a relic of a bygone era, but a report is surfacing saying that they continue to get sent.
Unifor Gets Legal Threat From GM, Could Lead to Defamation Lawsuit Drew Wilson | February 3, 2019 The Canadian fight over an Oshawa plant closure is getting nasty. Now, a legal threat could threaten to cause the debate to spill over into the realm of free speech.
Bell Wanted to Target VPN Services in it’s Web Censorship Plot Drew Wilson | January 29, 2019 New details are emerging at just how far the Bell coalition was willing to go to censor the Internet. It seems that blocking some VPN services was also on the table.
New Data Shows Ill Effects of Lack of ISP Competition in Canada Drew Wilson | January 1, 2019 New data has surfaced showing the impact of a lack of ISP competition has on the Canadian marketplace. For observers, the picture is not good.
Bryan Adams: Copyright Term Extension Enriches Corporations, Not Creators Drew Wilson | December 31, 2018 Bryan Adams made an appearance at a Canadian copyright hearing. He made the argument that extending copyright terms will only enrich intermediaries, not artists.
Canada’s Anti-File-Sharing Settlement Demands Receives Royal Assent Drew Wilson | December 21, 2018 Canada’s law forbidding the injection of settlement demands in its notice-and-notice system has officially received royal assent.
