Ars Technica features an article drawn from an interview I conducted with Tim Lee about how ACTA is part of a global effort to increase copyright enforcement on an international scale.
Archive for February, 2012
Bill C-30’s “Voluntary” Warrantless Disclosure Provision
Yet Toews has not talked about a provision in Bill C-30 that creates a voluntary warrantless system that would allow police to ask for the content of emails or web surfing habits and allow ISPs to comply with the request without fear of liability. Section 487.0195 states the following:
The Hidden Gag Order in Bill C-30
David Fraser has an excellent post on how Bill C-30 imposes a gag order on Internet providers who would be prohibited from disclosing disclosures of subscriber information to affected subscribers.
Bill C-11 Committee Sets Witness List
The Bill C-11 Committee has set the witness list for hearings that run until mid-March.