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An International Look on Why Canada Shouldn't Consider Surveillance Legislation

By DrewWilson

The Canadian government made signals that it wants to reintroduce the modernization of investigation techniques which brought forth the infamous ?lawful access? provision. Is this a good idea when one looks at what has happened internationally? A few days ago, Michael Geist highlighted news that the Canadian government was planning on introducing new surveillance legislation. The infamous lawful access would allow police to monitor online chat including e-mail and private conversations ? a provision that rumours suggest would be repeated under the latest push for total e-surveillance ? without a warrant. Later on that day, a report suggested that the bill wouldn't actually be imminent. In a time when the Canadian police have been under the gun (no pun intended) over fatal taser misuse, increasing the power of what the police can do, especially without court oversight, doesn't seem like a real vote-winner for any governing party.

Full post as published by ZeroPaid on February 16, 2009 (boomark / email).