Feds ask for private info 1.2M times a year
OTTAWA - The federal government asks Canadian telecom companies for private customer information about 1.2 million times each year, documents released Tuesday by the federal privacy commissioner's...
View ArticleCRTC can’t defend itself in wireless appeal
OTTAWA - After spending millions of dollars in ads critical of the big wireless companies, the Harper government appears to have walked away from a legal battle over its touted wireless code of...
View ArticleBCE reports higher Q1 earnings, revenues
MONTREAL - BCE Inc. is reporting first-quarter net earnings of $615 million, up 8.7 per cent, led by growth in its wireless and media divisions.That's 79 cents per share, compared with $566 million or...
View ArticleGovernment steps in on wireless code battle
OTTAWA - Federal lawyers are suiting up for a legal battle over whether a new code of conduct should be retroactively applied to the country's wireless service providers.Industry Canada has asked the...
View ArticleArguments begin over $7.3B in Nortel assets
TORONTO - Lawyers begin arguments today over how to divide $7.3 billion raised from the sale of the assets of failed Canadian technology giant Nortel.The unprecedented case involving lawyers...
View ArticleMore competition in wireless could bring big gains
OTTAWA - Greater competition in the tightly-controlled mobile wireless market could result in savings of about $1 billion a year for consumers and the wider economy, says the Competition Bureau.The...
View ArticleFeds robocall themselves, hope nobody answers
OTTAWA - The federal government has been running a massive robocall campaign out of Ottawa, dialling its own offices and hoping no one answers.The objective? Ferret out and cancel the thousands of...
View ArticleLiberties group suing over surveillance law
OTTAWA - A national civil liberties group is challenging the constitutionality of a federal privacy law that allows Internet providers and other firms to disclose personal information to the government...
View ArticleDeclaration urges respect for privacy
OTTAWA - One of the voices behind a new declaration on mass surveillance says Canada needs a commission of inquiry to ensure governments and corporations respect privacy in an era of big data.Prof....
View ArticleReport: Mulroney to become Quebecor chair
TORONTO - Former prime minister Brian Mulroney is reportedly poised to assume greater responsibility at telecom and media giant Quebecor Inc. (TSX:QBR:B) The Globe and Mail says the company has...
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