The National Post runs a good article that tries to separate fact from fiction on the government’s forthcoming lawful access legislation.

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Lawful Access
How To Rein In Lawful Access
Christopher Parsons has an excellent op-ed on how to rein in the forthcoming lawful access bill. Parsons points to four steps: (1) dedicated hearings on lawful access; (2) strong independent audit, oversight, and enforcement powers; (3) judicial oversight; and (4) sunset clauses.
(Un)Lawful Access
UnLawful access is a great new project focused on the implications of the government’s forthcoming lawful access legislation. I was pleased to participate in a terrific video on lawful access that includes Andrew Clement, David Fewer, David Lyon, David Murakami Wood, Dwayne Winseck, Ian Kerr, Natalie Des Rosiers, and Ron […]
Public Debate on Lawful Access Misses Real Concerns
lawfulaccesscolumn Appeared on September 25, 2011 in the Toronto Star as Public Debate on Lawful Access Misses Real Concerns Lawful access, the Conservatives’ planned Internet surveillance legislation, has generated considerable attention over the past week as the government decided against including it in their first omnibus crime bill. That decision […]
Can We Please Focus on the Real Lawful Access?
First, the omission of lawful access from Bill C-10 does not mean lawful access is dead or defeated. It is only delayed as Justice officials have indicated that the government is “committed to reintroducing” the lawful access measures. In fact, yesterday Toews confirmed again “the legislation will come.” The exclusion from the omnibus crime bill is definitely a step in the right direction – it should allow for the committee hearings that have never happened despite several attempts to pass lawful access – but lawful access will still be introduced and presumably passed at some point in the future.
Second, the debate has unfortunately veered into concerns over lawful access that don’t reflect reality.