Yesterday, Commissioner Cavoukian spoke with CBC News (above) and Global News about the urgent need for oversight of CSEC at her International Privacy Day Symposium in Toronto. The conference featuring a variety of civil liberties and security experts is available to view here. Earlier in the week, the Commissioner spoke with Howard Green on BNN’s Headline News, […]
Commissioner Cavoukian contributed the following opinion piece to this morning’s Globe and Mail: Technology allows our every move to be tracked, collected and catalogued by our governments. U.S. President Barack Obama’s announcement of reforms to the National Security Agency (NSA) demonstrates that free and open societies need a candid discourse on the surveillance powers of […]
This morning’s Guardian features the results of a poll which asked Americans for their thoughts about the NSA’s data collection programs. It found that 59% said they would like to see an end to the mass collection of metadata and phone records. The poll clearly indicates a dissatisfaction with the status quo: A poll by the […]
Journalist Glenn Greenwald spoke with EU Commission committee on mass surveillance yesterday and his full conversation with them is available above. Highlights of the discussion included Greenwald outlining that the NSA’s ultimate objective is that it is “nothing less than the elimination of individual privacy worldwide.” Also yesterday, the United Nations voted on a new resolution to […]
More than 110 civil liberties organizations from across the world, along with individual leaders and thinkers, have expressed concern that secretive mass surveillance programs and the ongoing persecution of whistleblowers are causing enormous harm to free and democratic societies. They are calling countries which are part of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) to include specific commitments in their […]
Yesterday’s important ruling which indicated that the NSA’s activities have been illegal and unconstitutional has generated a tremendous amount of discussion. Above, CNN’s Anderson Cooper talks about Snowden’s methods with journalist Glenn Greenwald. Below is a statement from U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) on the ruling: “Judge Leon’s ruling hits the nail on the head. It makes clear that […]
The world’s biggest technology companies today launched a new website demanding changes to the secretive ways the world’s governments are collecting personal data from the internet. This collection of technology leaders are calling for greater transparency and significant legal reforms to protect personal privacy. Sensing that the public is losing the trust in technology firms, Microsoft, Yahoo, […]
This past weekend, Colin Freeze of the Globe and Mail published a detailed overview of how CSEC became such a large organization. The agency’s growth since the events of 9/11 have been enormous and its budget has increased by more than $175 million. The article describes its framework and responsibilities, its historic relationship with the “Five Eyes” […]
A number of experts have taken a closer look at the proposed legislation of Bill C-13 and are suggesting the government reconsider certain aspects. In his latest blog entry, Professor Michael Geist outlines some his concerns which include the new method for disclosure of personal information. Bill C-13 establishes a new system for voluntary disclosure […]
The introduction of a new bill by the federal government late on Wednesday caused quite a stir. Many critics voiced concerns that Bill C-13 resurrected a number of elements of the previously defeated Bill C-30; however, all the experts were pleased to see warrantless access to subscriber information was not contained in the new legislation. […]
