• Aug 2, 2017 |
• Caleb Chen |
• General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Canada incentivizes mass surveillance with a mobile app called Carrot Rewards

The Canadian government is using carrots to lure in new helpers in its quest for mass surveillance powers. A new app called Carrot Rewards is a behavioral modification mobile app that was originally created to reward users with redeemable points for taking healthy actions. Carrot Reward’s founder Andreas Souvaliotis explained to the CTV that he had … Continue reading “Canada incentivizes mass surveillance with a mobile app called Carrot Rewards”

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• Jul 31, 2017 |
• Glyn Moody |
• General Privacy News, Governments,

Transatlantic data flows under renewed threat following top EU court’s ruling

Last week, Europe’s highest court issued what might seem a fairly obscure ruling on an agreement between the EU and Canada on the transfer of passenger data between the two regions. In fact, the implications of the judgment by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) are far reaching, and are likely to … Continue reading “Transatlantic data flows under renewed threat following top EU court’s ruling”

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• Jun 29, 2017 |
• Caleb Chen |
• Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments,

Canadian Supreme Court decision forces Google to participate in censorship by removing search results worldwide

A recent decision by the Canadian Supreme Court will force Google to remove a particular site from search results all around the world, not just in Canada. While Canada has committed to upholding net neutrality and treating all data traffic the same; they have definitely also taken a hard stance on how they wish to … Continue reading “Canadian Supreme Court decision forces Google to participate in censorship by removing search results worldwide”

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• Apr 21, 2017 |
• Caleb Chen |
• General Privacy News, Governments,

Net neutrality policy in Canada: “Internet providers must treat data traffic the same, regardless of content.”

Canada is celebrating a net neutrality win with Telecom Regulatory Policy 2017-104. Zero rating, the act of having some apps or services not count towards a users’ internet data cap, has been forbidden. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Canada’s equivalent to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), announced the decision on 4/20/17. In an … Continue reading “Net neutrality policy in Canada: “Internet providers must treat data traffic the same, regardless of content.””

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