Posts Tagged ‘Lawful Access’

Vic Toews denies himself

The Public Safety Minister has apparently moved past trying to parse himself to simply…

by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, February 15, 2012
What we’re talking about when we talk about lawful access

The Ontario privacy commissioner dismisses both the government’s argument and its rhetoric.
“Simply put,…

by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Vic Toews parses himself

In an interview with CTV, the Public Safety Minister maintains there’s a difference between…

by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Lawful Access: a creepy Valentine from Vic Toews

No one will ‘read emails without a warrant,’ he says. Indeed, it may be much worse than that.

by Jesse Brown - Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Vic Toews is watching

The government has tabled its online surveillance legislation, now dubbed the “Protecting Children from…

by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Civil disagreement

From QP this afternoon, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews responds to concerns raised by…

by Aaron Wherry - Monday, February 13, 2012
Police: No ‘good examples’ of why we need Lawful Access

Evidence obtained by OpenMedia shows struggle to justify warrantless Internet surveillance

by Jesse Brown - Wednesday, January 18, 2012
‘Canadians have not been given sufficient justification’

The privacy commissioner questions the Harper government’s push for “lawful access” legislation.
Despite repeated…

by Aaron Wherry - Friday, October 28, 2011
Slacktivism defeats Lawful Access

Sometimes, staying at home in front the computer is the best thing you can do

by Jesse Brown - Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Omnibus toughness

The government has announced details of its omnibus crime bill: The Safe Streets and…

by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Fight promotion

The NDP is touting its readiness to fight the government’s “lawful access” legislation.
“What…

by Aaron Wherry - Thursday, September 15, 2011
Worried about terrorism? Not us.

A new poll shows that 10 years after 9/11, Canadians aren’t concerned about the threat of terrorism

by Philippe Gohier - Friday, September 9, 2011
The RCMP and Montreal police ignored cybercrime while demanding new powers to fight cybercrime

The “David Mabus” case raises serious questions about law enforcement’s interest in catching online criminals

by Jesse Brown - Monday, August 22, 2011
Lawful access and online freedom

Alexander Ly and Andrew Webb oppose the government’s “lawful access” legislation.
Under current laws,…

by Aaron Wherry - Friday, August 12, 2011
Lawful Access: spyware for cops

Everyone else is using “bots”, so why shouldn’t the police?

by Jesse Brown - Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Will anonymity and hyperlinks be illegal in Canada?

How an obscure provision in a Conservative crime bill could change the Internet in Canada

by Jesse Brown - Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Harper's promise: a warrantless online surveillance state

Why ‘lawful access’ legislation is on its way and why that should worry you

by Jesse Brown - Wednesday, April 13, 2011