Press Releases

List of our press releases, in reverse chronological order.

Community Festival to protest Trans-Pacific Partnership at Minister Freeland’s Town Hall in Toronto

June 14th, 2016
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: Large Jumbotron outside the Town Hall will beam images and messages from everyday Canadians about the negative impacts of the TPP
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RCMP revealed to be indefinitely retaining the private data of innocent Canadians swept up through indiscriminate Stingray surveillance

June 10th, 2016
Fresh revelations about RCMP Stingray use come against backdrop of ongoing federal Privacy Commissioner investigation into the invasive cell phone surveillance technology
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CRTC urged to end Internet data caps and punitive overage charges

June 9th, 2016
Internet users are mobilizing to seek end to data caps, as new report reveals how Canadians are getting a raw deal on both wired and wireless services
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Revelations that CSE shared years of Canadians’ phone logs and Internet data with NSA underlines need for far tighter oversight

June 2nd, 2016
Information handed over to the NSA and other foreign agencies can reveal the most intimate details of a Canadian’s private life
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Mobile billboard in Netflix’s backyard asks company to listen to over 47,500 concerned customers and unblock VPNs

May 26th, 2016
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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Large majority of submissions to European Commission oppose link tax but Commission continues to pursue the policy

May 25th, 2016
Internet users concerned over Commission’s continued push forward on unpopular plan to tax links and snippets and possible introduction of new liabilities for online platforms
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Rogers’ Transparency Report is step in the right direction for privacy

May 19th, 2016
Report sets a positive example for other telecom giants, such as Bell, who prefer to leave their customers in the dark.
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Stingrays now worst-kept secret amongst Canadian law enforcement agencies

May 17th, 2016
It's time for an informed debate about the use of these spying tools -- and for that we need transparency from police.
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Public determined to have their say, as key parliamentary TPP hearings arrive in Toronto

May 13th, 2016
Following pressure from civic society groups, members of the public will now have one hour to present their views on the TPP at Toronto hearing on Friday
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