Tech-thinkers stand on guard for all of us
A Business Edge News Magazine article by Tom Keenan talks about a recent Computers Freedom & Privacy conference in Montreal earlier this month.The previous Liberal government introduced a bill to...
View ArticleThe Law Foundation of Ontario expands support to public interest organizations
The Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic was one of six organizations awarded the fellowships for the 2008-2009 term as part of The Public Interest Articling Fellowship Program of the...
View ArticleCIPPIC Webmaster – Request for Proposals
CIPPIC is seeking a part-time webmaster to take care of its website, www.cippic.ca.Time Commitment: After initial set-up work and familiarization with our Content Management System, we expect that this...
View ArticleCIPPIC Releases Study of DRM & Privacy
CIPPIC Releases Study of DRM & PrivacyInvestigation Discloses Widespread Violations of Canadian Privacy LawOttawa, ON – September 18, 2007– The Canadian Internet Policy & Public Interest Clinic...
View ArticlePrivacy advocates say Ottawa regulations backward
An article by Carly Weeks , CanWest News Service discusses current privacy legislation surrounding disclosure of security breaches.The federal government says banks, retailers and other businesses...
View ArticleNEWS RELEASE: ID Theft Initative welcome but not enough, says CIPPIC
The Conservative Government today proposed amendments to the Criminal Code designed to make it easier for police to catch identity thieves. The changes include a new offence for possessing personal...
View ArticleCSIA (Canadian Software Innovation Alliance), CLUE, Bob Young and I
I want to clarify the roll I play in CLUE: The Canadian Association for Open Source, and my involvement with the Canadian Software Innovation Alliance. This article is my strong endorsement of CSIA,...
View ArticleCIPPIC welcomes new Telecommunications Consumer Agency
News Release: Ottawa, ON, Dec.20, 2007The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today released its decision on the mandate and structure of a new, industry-funded body to...
View ArticleCIPPIC Calls for Copyright Consultation
CIPPIC today sent a letter (PDF) to Industry Minister jim Prentice and Heritge Minister Josee Verner calling for wide consultation on copyright legislation. Noting that copyright is a regulatory law...
View ArticleCIPPIC calls for public registry of data breaches
From CIPPIC.CIPPIC calls for Public Registry of Data Breaches and Limits to Online Collection of Kids’ DataResponding to a federal government consultation on reform of data protection law, the Canadian...
View Article“The numbers floated around about how much software piracy is out there have...
David Fewer, staff counsel at the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC), was quoted in an article by Vawn Himmelsbach discussing software copyright infringement, counterfeiting,...
View ArticleCanadian Consumer Groups Call for Copyright Laws that Put Canada First
For Immediate Release(June 5, 2008, Ottawa, Ontario) A coalition of Canadian consumer advocates has released an open letter to Canada’s ministers responsible for Canadian copyright policy calling on...
View ArticleCIPPIC opens Bell/Rogers internet throttling investigation
Multiple sources (Save Out Net, Howard Knopf) have indicated that CIPPIC is interested in hearing from individuals who have been subject to 'throttling' of their high speed internet connection. If you...
View ArticlePrivacy Commissioner should investigate ISP web surveillance: CIPPIC
The following press release is from CIPPIC. For people wanting to learn more about these harmful activities, they may wish to listen to recent Security Now podcasts: 149: ISP Privacy, 151: Frakking...
View ArticleAn independent software author to Michael Geist: Thank you.
Dr. Michael Geist is a law professor at the University of Ottawa where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law. On his public website he has released a series of articles...
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