We can all agree that cyberbullying is an issue that needs immediate attention but it is very troubling to see the government once again trying to enact new surveillance powers under the guise of protecting children. Regrettably, the federal government is using this pressing social issue as an opportunity to resurrect much of its former […]
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, […]
From technology experts to privacy groups to the inventor of the world wide web, diverse individuals and groups are criticizing the surveillance methods and tactics of NSA. First, the TEDTalk video above features technology and security expert, Mikko Hypponen, discusses the great depth of the NSA’s data collection methods, and he makes an engaging plea […]
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 […]
A prominent European privacy group, Privacy International, has called upon the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development to initiate an investigation into telecom networks regarding the interception and sharing of user’s private data, according to the BBC. This is yet another call for more transparency stemming from the documents revealed to the world by Edward […]
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 […]
Ron Deibert, one of Canada top experts on security and espionage, discussed recent mass surveillance issues with University of Toronto Magazine. Topics included the NSA’s mass data collection, Canada’s involvement with the ‘Five Eyes’ and the reasons why every Canadian citizen should be worried about the CSEC’s activities. Q. What do we know about the […]
