Live traffic map uses Vancouver drivers’ cellphone data
By cbc.ca Published August 14, 2013 Drivers in the Vancouver area are unknowingly helping to track traffic congestion, as their cellphone GPS signals are being automatically fed into a new […]
OpenMedia’s Steve Anderson and BCCLA’s Michael Vonn speak on Vic Toews’ resignation
http://youtu.be/Fn042WewWUE Starts at [00:00:00] Duration [00:02:21]
‘Test case’ against defamation laws fails in rural dispute
By Cam Fortems Published August 1, 2013/ kamloopsnews.ca A resident of a rural area near Lytton lost a bid to have a defamation suit against her dismissed, the latest salvo […]
Should the Serial Spying US Government Run the Web?
By Michael Geist Published July 30, 2013/ thetyee.ca One year ago, many Internet users were engaged in a contentious debate over the question of who should govern the Internet. The […]
Sentencing for constable who shot man is adjourned-RCMP officer, who works in Nanaimo, now slated to be sentenced Aug. 26-27
By Ben Ingram Published July 24, 2013/ canada.com Bill Gillespie will have to wait to learn the fate of the police officer who shot him during a routine traffic stop. […]
Shooting victim angry as sentencing postponed
By Sarah Simpson Published July 23, 2013/ cowichanvalleycitizen.com Bill Gillespie’s hopes for closure were postponed on Tuesday when he learned the sentencing of the police officer that shot him four […]
‘Lost Canadian’ sues government for citizenship
By CBC News Published July 22nd, 2013/ cbc.ca A woman born to a Canadian soldier and a British woman during the Second World War is suing the federal government after […]
Another coroner’s jury recommends cameras in police cars
By Jason Howe Published July 19, 2013/ news1130.com VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – RCMP in this province are taking a cautious approach after the latest coroner’s jury recommended cameras in police cars […]
Eye Spy: Civil liberties advocate Josh Paterson looks at a changing culture of surveillance in Canada
By Sean Condon Published July 17, 2013/megaphonemagazine.com In almost one fell swoop of fantastic leaks and freedom of information requests, Canadians learned last month that the Canadian and American governments […]
BC Civil Liberties Association calling on EU to increase data protection
By Martin MacMahon/cknw.com Published June 29, 2013 The BC Civil Liberties Association and several other organizations promoting the protection of internet privacy have signed a ‘Washington Statement’ calling on the […]
