Tag: online spying

Giant. Unsecured. Data registries. As if it wasn’t bad enough that secretive government agencies are intercepting our personal data. read more

The demand for government transparency is heating up again after recent revelations about global secret surveillance programs, including the activities of ultra-secretive Canadian spy agency CSEC. Here’s Privacy Expert Michael Geist speaking to Steve Paikin about government secrecy and the need for transparency. To see the full video of the

Last week, Edward Snowden, the whistleblower behind the biggest intelligence leak in the history of the U.S. National Security Agency, answered questions about the revelations from the public. You want to read what he has to say. As of yesterday, Snowden has been charged with espionage as well as theft

This article has been co-authored by Tamir Israel, Staff Lawyer at CIPPIC, Katitza Rodriguez, EFF International Rights Director, and Mark Rumold, EFF Staff Attorney. The Spies Without Borders posts are looking into how the information disclosed in the NSA leaks affect Internet users around the world whose private information is

Canada’s government claims that its secret blanket surveillance of innocent citizens doesn’t capture content and only targets foreign communications. That’s nonsense. Privacy expert Michael Geist explains why. We’re stuck with 20th century privacy protections in a world of 21st century surveillance. Canadians deserve better – keep speaking out at http://SecretSpying.ca.

This article has been co-authored by Tamir Israel, Staff Lawyer at CIPPIC, Katitza Rodriguez, EFF International Rights Director and Mark Rumold, EFF Staff Attorney. The Spies Without Borders posts are looking into how the information disclosed in the NSA leaks affect Internet users around the world whose private information is stored in U.S. servers, or whose data travels across U.S. networks. read more

This is scary: The chair of a parliamentary anti-terrorism committee says he was “unaware of a federal spying program that allows for the collection of Canadians’ data trails.” This secret spying on our private lives could affect anyone, at any time and we can’t even tell if we’re victims of

In light of recent revelations that a secretive Canadian spy agency has been collecting our sensitive personal data, MP Charmaine Borg asked for an emergency debate in the House of Commons yesterday. Her reasoning: “to allow parliamentarians to study in-depth the extent to which the personal information of Canadians, metadata

What a response! It’s been just over 24 hours since we launched our No Secret Spying campaign, and already over 10,800 citizens have signed up in support, along with a broad range of groups from across Canadian civil society. More people are signing up every minute, and we thank each

Security and Internet experts debate secret surveillance in Canada following revelations that Canada’s ultra-secretive spy agency CSEC may be conducting a mass surveillance of millions, similar to the U.S. National Security Agency. This secret spying on our private lives could affect anyone, at any time, and we wouldn’t even know

In response to yesterday’s revelations that the ultra-secretive spy agency CSEC could be blanket-collecting our sensitive private information, the government’s own Privacy Commissioner’s Office ominously states, “we know very little specific information at this point, but we want to find out more.” We deserve to know if our sensitive private

We’ve heard a lot of discussion over the last few days about why the National Security Agency’s invasive blanket surveillance of millions should concern all of us – including those who have nothing to hide. Here’s an article explaining why such data captures should be of concern to law-abiding citizens

The UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Opinion warns that the widespread use of surveillance technologies to monitor peoples’ communications violates the human rights to privacy and freedom of expression. He also argues that here is no way to ensure freedom of expression without respect of privacy in

Recent documents shed some light on why some RCMP members in Manitoba have been reprimanded for abusing their time on duty and the resources available to them in order to breach civilian privacy. The nature of these abuses may surprise you. In the meantime, many companies may hand over your

The Conservative Party of Canada is accessing contact information from government agencies to use for their PR efforts. Will political parties be able to access citizen data this way too? We are calling on the government to pass strong pro-privacy legislation to protect citizens. Add your name at http://StopSpying.ca/ Article