Appeared in the Toronto Star on November 15, 2014 as The Importance of Online Anonymity If you could change or enact one Internet law, what would it be? For some Canadians, it might be new rules to promote greater competition among Internet providers or increased copyright flexibilities matching the U.S. […]
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Competition Matters: New Study Supports Government Policy Focused on Fourth Wireless Player
Appeared in the Toronto Star on November 8, 2014 as Why Canada Needs a Fourth Wireless Player Last year’s explosive battle over the potential entry of wireless giant Verizon into the Canadian market may be a distant memory, but the debate over the state of wireless competition remains very much […]
Warrantless Access to Subscriber Information: Has the Tide Turned On Canada’s Privacy Embarrassment?
Appeared in the Toronto Star on November 1, 2014 as Had the Tide Turned on Canada’s Privacy Embarrassment In a year in which privacy issues have captured near weekly headlines, one concern stands out: warrantless access to Internet and telecom subscriber information. From revelations that telecom companies receive over a […]
Responding to the Attacks: Why We Need to Resist Quick-Fix Anti-Terrorism Measures
Appeared in the Toronto Star on October 25, 2014 as Why We Need To Resist Quick-Fix Anti-Terrorism Measures Two shocking terror attacks on Canadian soil, one striking at the very heart of the Canadian parliament buildings and both leaving behind dead soldiers. Office buildings, shopping centres, and classrooms placed under […]
How Canadian Business Chilled Patent Troll Reforms
Appeared in the Toronto Star on October 18, 2014 as How Canadian Business Chilled Patent Troll Reforms The Internet Association, a U.S.-based industry association that counts most of the biggest names in the Internet economy as its members (including Google, Amazon, eBay, Facebook, Netflix, and Yahoo), recently released a policy […]