privacy Canada: Bill provokes privacy fears

[ThePitt]

Bill provokes privacy fears

Net, cellphones; Police could probe without warrant

Police will get much easier access to the web-surfing habits and personal information of all Canadians if a new law - expected to be introduced in the House of Commons next week - passes.

Privacy watchdogs caution if the so-called Lawful Access law is passed, it would give police access to webbrowsing history and sensitive personal information, and would grant greater permission to track the cellular phones of suspects - much of it without the requirement of a warrant.

The bill, which is on the order paper for this week, would require Internet service providers and cellular phone companies to install equipment that would monitor users' activities so that the information could be turned over to police when requested.

It would also grant greater permission to law enforcement authorities to activate tracking mechanisms within cellphones so they can follow the whereabouts of suspected criminals. If there is a suspicion of terrorist activity, the law would allow such tracking to go on for a year, rather than the current 60-day limit.

http://www.montrealg...2986/story.html

You are a terrorist by default now :laugh:

[KomaWei]

So now it looks like Canadians are getting their privacy invade now. I guess, Canadians will stop badmouthing us Americans about what our government does, since theirs is doing it now.

[Gone]

Its a matter of time until we have all the world governments wanting to reduce freedom and privacy of their citizens. Looks like it may be time to get rid of all the worlds leaders, and elect some new fresh people, who ARE the citizens, not higher nor lower of a class.

[nominak]

Well, I gotta say... Anyone who voted the Harper government back in, are retards.

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

It's always interesting to see the justifications used when politicians give police powers they already have, but they remove the requirements to get a warrant.

If you want to see what websites a person has gone to, what's wrong with getting a warrant?

[scratch42069]

So now it looks like Canadians are getting their privacy invade now. I guess, Canadians will stop badmouthing us Americans about what our government does, since theirs is doing it now.

Canadians weren't saying what they were saying to badmouth Americans. They lectured you because you guys traded security for liberty and it was only a matter of time before it came north.

[LaP]

Why not just kill warrants ???

If someone consider ok to get net and cellphones data without a warrant okay then this same person should also consider okay to break into a house without any warrant.

I mean warrants are so 1990. These days Police should be able to arrest you for no erason and put you in jail indefinitely without a trial.

If you want to see what websites a person has gone to, what's wrong with getting a warrant?

Nothing. This is a perfectly working and healthy system.

[ThePitt]

Tories on e-snooping: ?Stand with us or with the child pornographers?

Canada?s privacy commissioners will be surprised to hear it, but the Conservatives are accusing anyone who opposes their bill to give police new powers to monitor the Internet of supporting child pornography.

A similar comment might have cost Stephen Harper the 2004 election. But with the next election years away, it?s hard to know whether or when Public Safety Minister Vic Toews will change his tune.

More related to this story

* Tories have yet to prove case for e-snooping bill

* Ottawa to contract out spying, but who cares? It's only the Internet

* Privacy watchdog sounds alarm on Conservative e-snooping legislation

Mr. Toews will introduce Lawful Access legislation, as it is commonly called, into the House of Commons Tuesday. Previous versions of the bill failed to make it through minority parliaments, but now that the Conservatives have a majority it is almost certain to pass.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/john-ibbitson/tories-on-e-snooping-stand-with-us-or-with-the-child-pornographers/article2336889/?from=sec434

absolutes... The nazis they were too,,,

[Growled Member]

Seems like all the governments are the same these days, regardless of country.

[JaredFrost]

Tories on e-snooping: ?Stand with us or with the child pornographers?

Canada?s privacy commissioners will be surprised to hear it, but the Conservatives are accusing anyone who opposes their bill to give police new powers to monitor the Internet of supporting child pornography.

A similar comment might have cost Stephen Harper the 2004 election. But with the next election years away, it?s hard to know whether or when Public Safety Minister Vic Toews will change his tune.

More related to this story

* Tories have yet to prove case for e-snooping bill

* Ottawa to contract out spying, but who cares? It's only the Internet

* Privacy watchdog sounds alarm on Conservative e-snooping legislation

Mr. Toews will introduce Lawful Access legislation, as it is commonly called, into the House of Commons Tuesday. Previous versions of the bill failed to make it through minority parliaments, but now that the Conservatives have a majority it is almost certain to pass.

http://www.theglobea...89/?from=sec434

absolutes... The nazis they were too,,,

Isn't it obvious, anyone against this bill is clearly a rapist.....

I knew it was going to be a bad 4 years the second Harper bribed people to get his majority, I find it hilarious though that he's actually going after the

people that gave him that majoirty.

And don't get me started on how 33% is considered a majority.