[For pity sake, it’s the old “Big Brother” scare again! Isn’t there a warm-fuzzy organization called “Big Brothers” that provides guidance and example to youngsters? Why is the government treated so differently? They only want to protect us. So what if they take away every last shred of your privacy? If you have nothing to hide, you certainly don’t need privacy!]
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by Michael Geist
Law professor, columnist, authorOver the past few days, I’ve posted on some of the implications of Bill C-30, including the mandatory disclosure of subscriber information, the “voluntary” warrantless disclosure of e-mails and web surfing habits, and the stunning lack of detail on a wide range of issues including costs and surveillance capabilities.
While the bill includes some detail on surveillance capability requirements, perhaps the most dangerous provision is Section 14, which gives the government a stunning array of powers:
- to order an Internet Service Provider (ISP) or telecom provider to install surveillance capabilities “in a manner and within a time” specified by the government to order an ISP or telecom provider to install additional equipment to allow for more simultaneous interceptions than is otherwise specified in the law (the government sets a maximum and then can simply ignore its own guidelines)
Read it here – they’ll know you read it, but what can you do?