Press Releases
List of our press releases, in reverse chronological order.
PRESS EVENT: Bruce Schneier, Fight for the Future, EFF, and OpenMedia deliver more than 59K petition signatures opposing Apple’s spyware plan
Apple’s move has been roundly condemned by security experts, developers, and civil rights groups.
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Matthew Hatfield
Campaigns Director CANADA, Vancouver Time Zone: 8:13 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 1 [email protected]‘Lie, Lie, Deny’: Oversight won’t change the culture at the RCMP
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada finds the RCMP’s use of facial recognition technology broke the law, but the RCMP is refusing to change its culture of deceit and denial
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Bryan Short
Digital Rights Campaigner CANADA, Vancouver Time Zone: 8:13 am 1-888-441-2640 ext. 705 [email protected]Privacy Commissioners find police use of Clearview AI violated privacy rights of Canadians
Clearview AI’s indiscriminate facial recognition technology an “affront” to Canadians’ privacy rights, says joint investigation report
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Laura Tribe
Executive Director CANADA, Ottawa Time Zone: 11:13 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 2 [email protected]Advocates welcome major overhaul to Canada’s privacy law
Bill C-11 provides much-needed protections for individuals’ data privacy
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Laura Tribe
Executive Director CANADA, Ottawa Time Zone: 11:13 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 2 [email protected]Poll: Just 29% of people in Canada very likely to download a contact tracing app
Concern over privacy protections is top public concern
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Matthew Hatfield
Campaigns Director CANADA, Vancouver Time Zone: 8:13 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 1 [email protected]COVID Shield could be a positive first step for privacy
But there is much more to do to substantively address COVID-19 and privacy
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Matthew Hatfield
Campaigns Director CANADA, Vancouver Time Zone: 8:13 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 1 [email protected]Canadian government commits to expediting rural broadband development
Internet has been a critical lifeline throughout COVID-19, but many in rural Canada are being left behind.
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Laura Tribe
Executive Director CANADA, Ottawa Time Zone: 11:13 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 2 [email protected]Big Telecom asks Trudeau to reject affordable Internet
Incumbents’ tantrum over fair wholesale rates continues with petition to Governor in Council
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Laura Tribe
Executive Director CANADA, Ottawa Time Zone: 11:13 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 2 [email protected]Good news for Internet affordability, as CRTC lowers wholesale broadband Internet rates
Lower barriers for smaller providers means people in Canada may see more choice and lower Internet prices on the horizon
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Laura Tribe
Executive Director CANADA, Ottawa Time Zone: 11:13 am 1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 2 [email protected]NDP releases plan to bring Internet affordability to Canada
OpenMedia welcomes the plan, and the critical attention to issue of Internet affordability
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