Several editorials and articles from this past weekend paint a concerning picture of the state of privacy in Canada. In this weekend’s Toronto Star, Professor Michael Geist ponders the question, “why has the Canadian government given up on protecting our privacy?” Unfortunately, the answer to that question is increasingly clear. Not only has the government largely […]
The Federal Government is now experiencing a major push back on the invasive search and seizure aspects of Bill C-13. Though labelled as a “Cyberbullying” Bill, privacy experts have numerous concerns about many of the powers it will provide police services. The Globe and Mail spoke with Commissioner Cavoukian about the bill: “This is […]
At the recent Politics of Surveillance Workshop in Ottawa, a number of thought leaders in the fields of privacy and surveillance devised a key statement outlining their concerns about Canada’s digital policies and the need for ongoing public consultation about changes to Canada’s digital laws. The statement includes a number of requests for Canadian governments: 1. […]
This past Friday, The Munk Debates hosted a thought-provoking debate on whether democracies can be justified in turning to large-scale state surveillance to protect themselves and whether it is worth the risks to personal privacy and freedom. The event featured a distinguished panel of experts including Journalist Glenn Greenwald and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian debating General Michael Hayden and lawyer […]
This past weekend a number of privcay issues made headlines. Professor Michael Geist published a deeply concerning article in the Toronto Star which voiced his concerns about how often Canadians phone data is handed over to law enforcement without a warrant: The absence of court oversight may surprise many Canadians, but the government actively supports the […]
Colin Freeze of the Globe and Mail reports this morning that many critics are alarmed by the potential scope of metadata collection by the Canadian government. This concern is heightened after this week’s news that Canadian Border Services requested the phone information of almost 19,000 customers from large telecoms: Privacy experts are alarmed by the […]
President Obama plans to curb the NSA’s ability to collect phone data in new legislation according to a report in the New York Times. If passed, this might minimize one of most disturbing aspects of the NSA’s surveillance work: Under the proposal, they said, the N.S.A. would end its systematic collection of data about Americans’ […]
In the video above, Edward Snowden delivers a fascinating TED Talk discussing freedom, privacy and how to take back the internet. From Snowden’s latest documents, the Washington Post reported yesterday that the NSA is capable of capturing all of the phone calls made in America and reviewing the content of the calls for up to […]
Researchers at Stanford have reconfirmed in a new study that phone metadata can reveal the intimate details of someone’s life, even in a small sample size taken over just a few weeks. The study which has been conducted in the past few months was highlighted in the today’s Guardian. Here is how they collected the data: […]
This past weekend, Colin Freeze of the Globe and Mail published details of his exclusive two-hour conversation with CSEC. The interview covered various topics including the ongoing debate over the collection of metadata, and whether or not Canadians can simply trust the agency to act in their best interests: In other words, CSEC can collect […]
