Privacy
Crowdsourcing tool allows Canadians to shape a pro-privacy action plan
Launch of new pro-privacy crowdsourcing initiative comes just days after Peter MacKay’s online spying Bill C-13 passes House of Commons, and follows over a year of revelations about the activities of Canada’s spy agency CSEC
Stand up for free expression and speak out against out-of-control CSEC spying
CJFE is a part of the Protect Our Privacy coalition, a group of organizations united in support of this statement:
"More than ever, Canadians need strong, genuinely transparent, and properly enforced safeguards to secure privacy rights. We call on Government to put in place effective legal measures to protect the privacy of every resident of Canada against intrusion by government entities."
New NSA revelations underscore need to hold CSEC accountable
By Diane Shnier
This week saw the latest revelations of troubling NSA mass surveillance practices leaked from the archive of Edward Snowden documents.
CJFE supports watchdog’s recommendations for access to information reform in Ontario
TORONTO, ON- Ominous surveillance policies and routine denial of access to government-held information are among the most important emerging political issues in Canada.
In this context, Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) warmly welcomes the call by outgoing Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian for sweeping changes to the province’s freedom-of-information laws.
Privacy and surveillance: Eight things every Canadian should know
By Nouran Sedaghat
Last night CJFE hosted a panel discussion, “Should Surveillance Scare You?” at the NOW Lounge in Toronto.
