PAOV, the thing is…

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Published on Tuesday, 25 February 2014 15:40

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This is your last chance to be a part of launching our viral video to fight back against dragnet government surveillance. Check out this exclusive preview of the video’s soundtrack and take this final chance to chip in with other Canadians now.

The Internet is in danger of becoming something it was never intended to be: a tool of mass, warrantless surveillance.

We almost have enough donors to make the video launch a success, but PAOV, the thing is we’ll only get there if you help out.

We learned during our successful fight to stop the government’s previous online spying bill that viral videos can be really effective at amplifying our voices.

It’s because people like yourself chipped in and helped out, that your OpenMedia.ca team was able to win that fight.

Thank you for being a part of this,

Steve

P.S. We sent out a letter last week announcing our plan to launch the video. I’ve pasted it below in case you might have missed it. Thanks for everything you do for us; people like you help make the Internet a better place.

Recent media coverage about government spies using the open wifi at Canada’s airports to conduct mass, dragnet surveillance left many of us feeling victimized and outraged. We need your support to fight back against this out of control online spying activity. Please, consider making a contribution now so we can push back with a hard hitting viral video. There’s not much time so please chip in now.

What if you found out that someone had a list of every phone call you had made? They knew who you called, when and where you made the call, and how long you were on the phone for.

Imagine this person had similar lists for your emails and even captured your Facebook login information.1

This person is not the phone company, or your Internet service provider, or the RCMP. They did not ask your permission or get your consent before accessing this information, and they did not convince a judge to give them a warrant authorizing them to access it either.

Mic, meet CSEC, the Communications Security Establishment Canada, a secretive, little known government agency that was recently discovered to be using the open wifi at one of Canada’s busiest airports to collect information on thousands of law abiding people. 2

Yes, you read that correctly. If you are as outraged about that as we are, please, consider donating so we can fire back with a hard hitting viral video now.

If that wasn’t outrageous enough, now experts are calling the only real oversight body of this secretive spying a “mockery of public accountability. 3

At OpenMedia.ca, we’re not going to let them get away with this.

Right now, we’re working hard to get ready to launch a viral video that will pull reckless online spying from behind the curtains. When the video launches we’ll email a link to everyone who chips in now.

We know this is a strategy that works: the last time we did this, our video made the national news and we succeeded in killing Bill C-30, a reckless and expensive online spying bill.

We need your help to do it again. Please, can you chip in a donation to make sure our video is seen far and wide? Your gift will make sure the video launch is a success, and that our government knows we won’t stand for this kind of reckless spying. We need your help now to make it happen.

When you donate to OpenMedia, we get results. When we started the campaign to defeat the government’s online spying Bill C-30 in 2011, it looked unstoppable.

It didn’t matter that we were a small organization going up against the full force of the Canadian government, when we succeeded in galvanizing public opinion, decision makers took notice and killed the bill.

With your support, we know we’ll keep winning.

In defence of your privacy,

Jason, Steve and the rest of your OpenMedia.ca team

PS: We’re a small organization going up against the full resources of the Canadian government, but we’ve got a lot of experience taking on opponents that are much bigger than ourselves. It’s your donations that make our campaign to protect privacy effective. Please, help us to keep fighting back against out of control online spying by donating today.

Footnotes

[1] CSEC Surveillance Analysis of IP and User Data. Source: Bruce Schneier

[2] CSEC used airport Wi-Fi to track Canadian travellers. Source: CBC News

[3] CSEC exoneration a ‘mockery of public accountability. Source: CBC News

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