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Canadians are demanding that the government stop spying on their sensitive private information without a warrant. Here’s an expert look at why we can’t trust the government’s talking points. Article by Michael Geist The House of Commons engaged in active debate on privacy this week, spurred by an NDP motion

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Canada’s Privacy Commissioner has revealed that in just one year the government made 1.2 million requests for sensitive information about our private online activities from telecom companies, often without a warrant. To achieve numbers like this, the government would have to ask telecom companies to disclose the personal information of

The government is facing huge public outcry over revelations that they request subscriber information from telecoms over a million times a year. At that rate, you, a member of your family, or a neighbour may have had your private information spied on. Do you think this is acceptable? Article by

Canadians are outraged over revelatoins that the government spies on citizens over 1 million times a year. If that weren’t enough, taxpayers foot the bill. When will this government start responding to Canadians’ demands to end reckless spying? Article by Steven Chase and Colin Freeze for the Globe and Mail

A growing coalition across political divides is speaking out together against government spying. Now this leading national newspaper is weighing in behind Canadians. Do you think the government will listen? Article by the Globe and Mail A request from police or a government security agency is never just a request.

On Monday afternoon, the government’s reckless online spying Bill C-13 came a small step closer to becoming the law of the land. The government used its parliamentary majority to cut short debate about the bill, successfully getting it past the Second Reading stage in the House of Commons despite the

The government has introduced two far-reaching bills that would increase warrantless access to your private, personal information. What do you think of how this government is handling Canadians’ privacy? Article by Laura Payton for the CBC Opposition MPs questioned wide-ranging changes included in Justice Minister Peter MacKay’s cyberbullying legislation Thursday

You wouldn’t let law enforcement open your mail without a warrant, so why would you let them keep track of every email you receive? How about your phone records and other sensitive information – all open to surveillance by today’s Bill C-13. Are you concerned about the privacy of your

Cindy Blackstock is an advocate with the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society. After filing a Human Rights complaint against Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, she discovered that she was under surveillance for speaking out. Check out this video from Voices/Voix about Cindy’s experience of being spied on. read

Remember CISPA, the U.S. bill that aimed to give the NSA carte blanche for spying on American citizens? Add a dose of steroids and you’ve got Canada’s Bill S-4. Concerned? Let us know in the comments and help us fight back at http://OurPrivacy.ca Article by Jason Koebler for Motherboard Earlier

Have you ever phoned a suicide hotline for yourself or someone close to you? Accessed crisis services for a mental illness? Your private mental health information may have been shared with U.S. Customs and the FBI and can be used to deny you entry into the U.S. Does that sound

The U.S. is mad at Canada for storing data locally, away from prying NSA eyes. Does that seem fair to you? Article by Ken Hanly for Digital Journal Recent U.S. criticism will increase the conflict between the U.S. and Europe over NSA spying. The office of the U.S.Trade Representative(USTR) claims

Bill S-4: the not-so-little Privacy Bill that wasn’t. Article by Michael Geist Earlier this week, the government introduced the Digital Privacy Act (Bill S-4), the latest attempt to update Canada’s private sector privacy law. The bill is the third try at privacy reform stemming from the 2006 PIPEDA review, with