This week my regular technology law column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) focused on the long election campaign and the prospect that digital issues might get some time in the spotlight. The ...

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To understand how this all came about, we have to look back at previous two weeks’ fraught negotiations. Last week we posted about the approval of new standards that would allow for ‘deep packet ...

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This morning Motherboard reported explosive revelations on the RCMP’s use of Stingray devices – technically known as IMSI-catchers. Stingrays are devices about the size of a briefcase that simulate a ...

The vast majority of the messages expressed firm opposition to the legislation; words like “horrified” and “terrified” came up frequently. Senator Percy Downe of P.E.I. reports having received 6,000 ...

A key vote in the U.S. House of Representatives, which could come within weeks, will decide if the TPP is soon sealed or the talks linger on. President Obama has inexplicably teamed up with his ...

The head of Canada’s main gun lobby group — a group that the Harper government has carefully wooed for years — is breaking ranks and running as an Independent in the B.C. riding of Cariboo-Prince ...

Parliament resumes on Monday. But will the government finally talk to us about Bill C-51? Last week, Minister Ralph Goodale said that the government wanted to hear from the public on C-51 – a positive ...

Hi, it’s Alana here! I’m the Director of Fund Development here at OpenMedia - so it’s my job to make sure projects have the funding needed to transform into the impactful work we’re known for. Our ...

January 15, 2025 — Today the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television services (CCTS) released a damning report on telecom complaints from Canadian consumers over the 2023-2024 period, ...