This morning, the New York Times turned their attention to the recent revelations regarding CSEC helping the NSA spy during the G20 summit. Speaking to a number of experts including University of Ottawa’s Wesley Wark, the article provides a good overview of the controversial and what has been said so far. While Professor Wark said that a […]
Shocking revelations were revealed by CBC News last night that the CSEC assisted the NSA with surveillance efforts in Toronto during the 2010 G20 summit. This act of warrant-less surveillance is contrary to Canadian law and should heighten calls for more oversight of CSEC. As more light is shed on the organization, it is clear […]
Surveillance agencies and their powers are coming into question both in Canada and U.S. this week. CBC’s the Current spoke with human rights lawyer, Paul Champ about the intimate relationship between CSIS, CSEC & the Five Eyes network. Champ discusses the activities that are happening behind the scenes and CSEC’s efforts to capture information on […]
The Edward Snowden revelations continue to affect countries around the world. Above is Indonesia’s Foreign Minister discussing how Canada’s “Five Eyes” partner, Australia, has been spying on their leaders. The recent revelations have damaged relations between the two countries resulting in the immediate halt of certain programs and Indonesia’s President is demanding answers. These calls […]
At a presentation on Friday, cryptographer Bruce Schneier discussed the true impact the NSA has had on the internet. According to Schneider, the NSA has completely broken its mechanisms of security. “Those breaks—including the backdoors that the NSA convinced or coerced software developers to put into the implementations of their encryption and other security products, […]
IT World Canada’s Nestor Arellano shared Commissioner Cavoukian’s recent thoughts about Bill C-551 which pushes for increased oversight of CSEC. The bill was introduced into the House of Commons last Thursday by Wayne Easter, member of parliament for Malpeque. The Commissioner applauded this move in a media statement released on Friday as an important step towards […]
The demand for proper oversight of CSEC continues to increase in media across the country. The last couple of days have seen several articles published which question the validity of its current supervision model and propose new judicial or parliamentary powers must be implemented immediately. The Ottawa Citizen in an editorial suggests: “The intelligence agencies […]
I have been deeply concerned by the steady stream of revelations arising from Edward Snowden, especially around the activities of the Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC) and its role in the so-called “Five Eyes” signals intelligence alliance. While Canadians continue to be kept in the dark about CSEC’s activities, journalist Glen Greenwald has warned there […]
Liberal Public Safety Critic Wayne Easter yesterday introduced a new bill which would create significant new parliamentary authority over CSEC. If passed, the bill would see the creation of a parliamentary committee mandated to review the legislative, regulatory, policy and administrative framework for agencies responsible for national security in Canada. “This proactive oversight of all […]
This weekend, the New York Times published a lengthy article outlining the extent of the NSA’s daily mass data collection. From documents provided by Edward Snowden, writer Scott Shane demonstrates the amazing volume of information being stored about both allies and potential foes. “The NSA seems to be listening everywhere in the world, gathering every […]
