The Ottawa Citizen has published a masthead editorial on the new lawful access legislation. Titled Out of Balance, the editorial notes that law enforcement has not made the case that the current system has stymied investigations.
Out of Balance
June 23, 2009
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Great article. Hopefully we’ll see more along these lines that lay out the problem and explains it simple enough that people who are uninterested or not overly computer literate can get a grasp on why this is so wrong.