The Return of Lawful Access? Supreme Court to Decide if Warrant is Needed for IP Address Drew Wilson | January 19, 2023 The seemingly dead debate surrounding lawful access is potentially making a return with a case currently before the Supreme Court.
Lawful Access Coming to Canada Via CLOUD Act Agreement With US? Drew Wilson | April 8, 2022 Canadian Liberals are working on another bad Internet policy. This time, they’re negotiating the CLOUD Act.
Canadian Committee Recommends Against Reviving Lawful Access Drew Wilson | May 7, 2017 While it doesn’t necessarily mean that the controversy surrounding Lawful Access will stay dormant for now, it is a positive sign for those who fight for privacy rights.
Stingray and Warrantless Wiretapping In Focus in Canada Drew Wilson | April 6, 2017 Privacy rights have come into sharp focus in Canada recently. A pair of stories have surfaced in Canadian media that raises a lot of questions.
Canadian Government Shuts Out Carol Todd From Lawful Access Committee Drew Wilson | December 3, 2014 Two years after the suicide of Amanda Todd, Carol Todd has found herself going from an advocate for change to having her voice silenced on the debate of cyberbullying that has since detoured into a renewed heated debate about Lawful Access in Canada.
Magnotta Case Used to Sell Canadian Surveillance Legislation – Memo’s Drew Wilson | July 13, 2012 Newly found memo’s suggest that the Minister for Public Safety Vic Teows was trying to use the Luka Rocco Magnotta case to sell the controversial online surveillance legislation. The revelations aren’t entirely a surprise, but what is surprise is that, after all this time, no one seems to be any closer to linking the murder …
Opposition to Canada’s Impending Surveillance Legislation Grows Drew Wilson | August 13, 2011 The Canadian governing party – the Conservatives – are planning an omnibus crime bill that would include surveillance legislation. While the bill is not yet tabled, opposition to this bill is mounting.
Anti-Surveillance Petition Strikes a Chord with Canadians Drew Wilson | June 26, 2011 The Canadian government has gone through a 58 hour filibuster with regards to the Canada Post lockout. With this out of the way, some are fearing what the Canadian Conservative government will do next. One of the things that could be in the pipe-line is the much feared warrantless wiretapping legislation. It sparked one group …
Canada’s Election: A Review of the Conservative Platform on Digital Issues Drew Wilson | April 16, 2011 Recently, Canada was called in to an election. Now that all the political parties are on the campaign trail, what are they promising to those who watch the copyright and privacy file? Well, we went digging to find out.
Canadian Surveillance Legislation Dissected – Bill C-46 Drew Wilson | June 19, 2009 The new surveillance legislation in Canada has been causing waves, but today, we are finally able to actually read the legislation for the first time and the two bills contain some interesting provisions. We look at the legislation (Bill C-46 in this article) that has already worried many Canadians.