Susan on the Soapbox: CSEC Exonerated

Mr Jean-Pierre Plouffe, CSEC watchdog, has determined that CSEC is off the hook,it did not direct any activity at Canadians or persons in Canada.  He’s hanging his hat on the distinction between “collecting metadata” and “tracking Canadians”.  I guess if CSEC activity isn’t “directed” at Canadians, then CSEC bears no responsibility

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Accidental Deliberations: New column day

Here, on what Saskatchewan can learn from some significant developments in privacy law in Manitoba and Alberta. For further reading…– Paul Broad and Daniel Michaluk introduce Manitoba’s new private-sector legislation.– Alberta’s similar legislation is here, while the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision striking it down is here. In particular, see

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