Internet Insider: Latest on the EU Commission's Link Tax - plus our whirlwind week in Canada!

[Aleks at OpenMedia]

INTERNET INSIDER November 4, 2016 Lots happening in the world of digital rights this week, as the campaign against the EU Commission’s reckless copyright proposals gathers pace. Our friends at ExpressVPN have published a great piece defending our right to hyperlink, and our own Ruth Coustick-Deal explains how the Commission’s proposed new copyright robots will undermine our basic rights. It was also a whirlwind week for our team in Canada: we held top-level meetings with the Ministry of Public Safety about Bill C-51 and privacy issues, and with the Department of Canadian Heritage about a costly proposed new ISP tax. And if that wasn’t enough, our team also rocked their presentation at a crucial set of CRTC hearings about data caps and net neutrality — hearings that could set an important global precedent for Internet users everywhere. Check out our live blog for more! Last but far from least, our new Board Chair Susan McLennan explains why she’s so passionate about the Internet and the crucial role you, our community, play in its future — check out her Letter to the Community! Access November 3: Our live blog from yesterday’s crucial CRTC hearings on data caps and net neutrality October 28: Cellphone use surges, so do bills, as Canadians call for an end to data caps October 28: City ISP makes broadband free, because state law prohibits selling access Free Expression November 2: 'Feels like blackmail': Canada needs to take a hard look at its piracy notice system October 31: Hyperlinks make the Internet fabulous and they must not be taxed October 28: Europe’s censorship robots: an attack on our basic rights Privacy October 31: U.S. ISPs begin to whine in earnest about new broadband privacy rules October 30: Why do we still accept that governments collect and snoop on our data? October 27: Police mass texting to public in murder investigation raises privacy fears

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