With so much focus this week on Bill C-11 and ACTA, I’ve neglected to post two recent columns on lawful access. The first piece (Ottawa Citizen version, homepage version) focuses on the potential for compromise in the legislation, with particular attention to the issue of maintaining court oversight for subscriber […]
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Lawful Access
Lawful Access Sends Signal Canada Is Open for Big Brother Inc. Business
Appeared in the Toronto Star on February 26, 2012 as Bill C-30 Open Canada to Big Brother Inc. Business Privacy International, one of the world’s leading privacy organizations, last year released the results of a multi-year investigation into the shadowy world of the commercial surveillance industry. Dubbed “Big Brother Inc.â€, […]
Searching for Compromise on Online Surveillance
Appeared in the Ottawa Citizen on February 20, 2012 as Why Governments Can’t Pass a Privacy Bill The introduction of Internet surveillance legislation last week generated an immediate storm of outrage. Fueled by Public Safety Minister Vic Toews’ comments that critics of the legislation were “siding with child pornographers,†the […]
The Issues Surrounding Subscriber Information in Bill C-30
Christopher Parsons offers a detailed analysis of the issues around subscriber information, providing a persuasive case on the need for court oversight.
Could ‘Lawful Access’ Jeopardize Canada’s Adequacy Status with EU?
Constantine Karbaliotis, Chief Privacy Officer Americas for Mercer, has an interesting blog post that raises the question of whether Bill C-30 might jeopardize Canada’s adequacy status with the European Union. The adequacy status, which confirms Canadian privacy meets the EU Data Protection Directive standard, was obtained with the enactment of […]
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