Protect Encryption in Canada
Our ability to use the Internet safely, securely and privately is under threat. Canada’s security partners in the Five Eyes Alliance are attacking encryption and passing dangerous legislation mandating ‘back doors’ that weaken Internet safety for us all.
LifeLabs data breach: We need action!
Sign our petition calling on Parliament’s Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (ETHI) to investigate LifeLabs, and put forward recommendations to ensure this doesn’t happen again.
Stop the Internet Price Hike
Tell the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development: Reject Big Telecom’s latest price gouging scheme, and uphold the CRTC’s August decision to lower wholesale rates for smaller ISPs.
Fix Canada’s Internet
Tell your MP why you want them to take action to fix Canada’s Internet! Share your personal story.
Facial recognition is invasive, biased and unreliable.
Canada’s out-of-date privacy laws don’t yet cover facial recognition technology, leaving our government free to experiment on us with no oversight or regulations. Let's do something about this.
Right to Repair
Manufacturers are making it harder for us to repair products we buy. Instead, we’re being forced to replace our appliances and devices more frequently, leading to an increase in costs and a massive global e-waste problem. We can change this. Fight for your right to repair!
A better cell phone deal for B.C.
The B.C. government wants to hear about your experience with cell phone contracts and billing. This is our chance to demand better plans.
Send a letter to demand privacy this election
Canada’s Federal election is coming up fast, and political parties are still not protecting our private data. But since they have their eyes on the media right now, let’s flood newspapers with our demands for privacy.
Your phone is not safe at the Canadian border
Your devices can be searched. Know your rights and speak out.
Axe the Internet Tax
The CRTC and the CBC are pushing for an Internet tax. An Internet tax will raise our already sky-high Internet prices and keep more people offline, furthering Canada’s digital divide.
Save Net Neutrality in Canada
Tell Minister Bains: Stand up for Net Neutrality and reject any attempts to undermine these protections that are essential to an open Internet.
Protect Canadians: Reform our privacy laws!
Call on ministers today to commit to reforming our inadequate privacy laws, and ensure Canadians’ personal data is protected.
Demand a National Broadband Strategy
Tell Ministers Joly and Bains: We desperately need a national broadband strategy so that ordinary Canadians can actually afford to get online!
5 eyes: Save Encryption
Ministers from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK, and the U.S. have gone public with their plans for a huge attack on our personal security. We cannot let this happen.
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