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Why is Netflix cracking down on essential privacy tools?

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When David Fullagar, Netflix Vice President of Content Delivery Architecture, announced recently that the company would be cracking down on users who employ privacy tools while watching Netflix, you could practically hear the groans reverberate across the globe.

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After Paris, now comes the assault on privacy

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Watch: How can Canadians restore their privacy rights?

OpenMedia.ca worked with 125,000 Canadians to shape a positive crowdsourced plan to repeal Bill C-51 and restore our privacy rights. Learn more at https://PrivacyPlan.ca

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What will it take to address Canada's privacy deficit?

Six months ago, we argued that Canadians face a stark privacy deficit.

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Video: Who's watching whom? Michael Geist examines Canadian privacy and surveillance

In this video, Michael Geist speaks at a Geek Girls Toronto event. Hosted at the Mozilla offices, a sold-out audience showed yet again that there is enormous public interest and concern with recent privacy and surveillance developments. The talk focused on the problems associated with lawful access, privacy reform, and surveillance.

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Video: How a supposed cyberbullying law helps the government track you online

Thousands of Canadians are speaking out against Peter MacKay's new online spying legislation. Bill C-13 would give a range of authorities access to your private information without a warrant. Join the campaign to stop government spying and to keep your online activities private -- join Canada's largest-ever pro-privacy coalition today at http://OurPrivacy.ca

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What Canadians can do to fight back against Internet surveillance

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Over the past eight months, the steady stream of Snowden leaks have revealed the existence of a massive surveillance infrastructure intent on capturing seemingly all communications, including metadata on phone calls, Internet searches and other online activity. While much of the surveillance originates with the U.S. NSA, the leaks suggest that Canada plays a key role in many initiatives and that Canadians' data is undoubtedly captured in the process. Indeed, in recent months, we've learned about:

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Why Canadians should be demanding answers about online spying

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The telecommunications infrastructure of Canada is inextricably linked to the United States.

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| December 3, 2012
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