John Ibbitson had a piece last week, Tories Have Yet to Prove Case for E-Snooping, that raised the temperature on the lawful access debate. A key excerpt was this quote from the federal Privacy Commissioner: “there is not even a requirement for the commission of a crime to justify access
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Impolitical: Privacy alarm bell tolls for thee, Harper government
On the heels of the statement from the Canadian Privacy Commissioner last week, the Privacy Commissioner of Ontario adds her voice to the chorus warning of the dangers of the Harper government’s coming lawful access legislation: …we must be extremely…
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1. Harper on the possibility of new stimulus spending, the first words from The Economist™ on the topic in light of the latest economic anxiety: “Flexibility I think has been really key throughout the last two or three years, and we have to continue …
Continue readingImpolitical: Lawful access legislation to retain warrant requirement?
Fantino last night: Speaking to the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police in Windsor, Ont. Sunday evening, associate Minister of National Defence Julian Fantino said the government will retable a bill designed to address a “pressing real need” f…
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