Press Releases
List of our press releases, in reverse chronological order.
Mobile billboard in Netflix’s backyard asks company to listen to over 47,500 concerned customers and unblock VPNs
Nearly 2,000 people a week now signing petition urging Netflix to respect its customers’ right to use a VPN to protect their privacy
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In letter backed by almost 45,000 petition signers, OpenMedia asks Netflix’s Reed Hastings to stop blocking privacy-conscious VPN users
Netflix crackdown leaves VPN users forced to decide between watching their favourite shows and protecting their privacy in a post-Snowden world
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Federal Privacy Commissioner investigating potential RCMP use of Stingray surveillance devices
Complaint from OpenMedia calls for transparency and accountability for use of invasive cell phone surveillance technologies
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New survey reveals that only one in three Canadians are happy with cost of home Internet service
CRTC/EKOS report finding unsurprising given OECD data that demonstrates Canadians pay some of the highest prices in the industrialized world for middle of the road service
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Ottawa City Council to vote on key Internet Choice and Affordability motion tomorrow, OpenMedia available to comment
Crucial vote could see Ottawa join Calgary and Toronto councils in opposing Bell's move to crush competition
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Police refusal to deny use of StingRays to spy on cell phone data should trigger investigation by Privacy Commissioner
Police forces across the country appear to be violating the privacy rights of Canadians, sweeping up massive amounts of private cell phone data with the use of powerful StingRay surveillance devices.
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Massive B.C. Privacy Breach underlines risks of government using C-51 to collect and store our private info
READ PRESS RELEASEElizabeth May becomes first party leader to endorse OpenMedia’s pro-Internet Action Plan
Digital rights group is calling on all political parties and candidates to endorse pro-Internet plan crowdsourced from over 250,000 Canadians
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In a win for Canadians, CRTC promises fair rules to increase independent choice and affordability for fiber Internet access
New rules ensure that Canadians will be able to access an affordable range of services from a variety of providers outside Canada’s telecom giants
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