A Quick Word for the Internet Trolls
For the social media trolls and whingers who never take the time to read, or listen, or check facts before spewing out their bile, here are a dozen points to…
Cyberbullying
Melania Trump’s Absurd and Self Defeating Speech
I never thought that Melania Trump would appear in public again, after she was caught in flagrante delicto plagiarizing Michelle Obama at the Republican convention.But Donald Trump is desperate to…
Open Letter to Canadian MPs: Vote Against Conservatives’ Bill C-13
Over 30 individuals and organizations concerned with women’s equality online call on Canadian MPs to vote against the Conservatives’ Bill C-13, the deceptively named “Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act”.…
Harper’s Online Surveillance Bill C‐13 Reveals “Canada’s Growing Privacy Deficit”
by: Obert Madondo | June 8, 2014 Canada’s privacy experts are gravely concerned about Bill C-13, the Conservatives’ Orwellian cybercrime bill, deceptively named “Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act“. Last…
Bill C-13: Harper tries to turn Canada into a surveillance state… again!
by: Obert Madondo | May 20, 2014 Call it the Harper Conservatives’ resurrection the Orwellian ghost of Vic Toews. Back in 2012, Canadians nuked the then public safety minister’s Bill…
Stephen Harper and the Twisted Priorities of the Con Regime
It looks as if the ghastly partnership of Stephen Harper and Jimbo Flaherty is heading for a messy breakup.For after first appearing to agree with Flaherty that his income splitting…
When the Con Bullies Go After the Bullies
After not lifting a finger for eight years to fight bullying, even though it was killing children all over the country, the Harper Cons have finally decided to something about…
Canada’s privacy czar questions Harper’s cyberbullying Bill C-13
Canada’s privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart says the Harper government’s new cyberbullying Bill C-13 lacks “accountability and reporting mechanisms to shed light on new investigative powers”. The post Canada’s privacy czar…
Interview on Cyberbullying Legislation and Privacy Laws
Omar Ha-Redeye spoke to National Magazine TV on cyberbullying legislation and internet privacy. Critics have charged that Bill C-13 aims in part to revive a whole host of lawful access…
On Harper’s Cyberbullying and Hypocrisy
Since I arose uncharacteristically late this morning, I am still working on today’s post. In the interim, I take the liberty of reproducing some letters from Star readers on a…
How the RCMP failed Rehtaeh Parsons
(VICE Canada) – Rehtaeh Parsons, a teenage girl from Nova Scotia, was taken off life support on Sunday after a failed suicide attempt. Her mother believes Rehtaeh tried to take…
Cyberbullying not just for kids: moms get bullied too
Motherhood is supposed to be like apple pie and a warm hug. Wholesome. Dependable.But online, it can be anything but. Right next to support groups on diaper rash and the…
Cyberbullying not just for kids: moms get bullied too
Motherhood is supposed to be like apple pie and a warm hug. Wholesome. Dependable. But online, it can be anything but. Right next to support groups on diaper rash and…
Cyberbullying not just for kids: moms get bullied too
Motherhood is supposed to be like apple pie and a warm hug. Wholesome. Dependable. But online, it can be anything but. Right next to support groups on diaper rash and…