Come back with a warrant by Rosalyn Davis (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) https://flic.kr/p/aoPzWb

Come back with a warrant by Rosalyn Davis (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) https://flic.kr/p/aoPzWb

Lawful Access

Stockwell Speaks

Search Engine, CBC’s excellent new show on the Internet and technology, focused this week [MP3 podcast] on recent lawful access controversy.  I appear in the first part of the show, but more important is the response from Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day.  Leaving aside the Minister’s inaccurate claims that the […]

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September 20, 2007 1 comment News

Windsor Star on Lawful Access

The Windsor Star has published a must-read editorial, concluding that "such questions represent the tip of a very slippery slope that could lead to police gaining access to an individual's Internet history and personal emails. Search warrants help ensure police do not launch fishing expeditions, but can still conduct thorough […]

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September 20, 2007 Comments are Disabled News

Edmonton Journal on a Better Day

The Edmonton Journal ran a masthead editorial on the weekend supporting Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day's about-face on lawful access

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September 17, 2007 Comments are Disabled News

Government Pledges No ISP Disclosure Without Warrant

In a major about-face, Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day has pledged that the federal government will not introduce legislation that would force ISPs to disclose customer information without a warrant.  Day says the consultation document that was the subject of considerable controversy this week was circulated without his knowledge or […]

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September 14, 2007 4 comments News

Public Safety To Release Lawful Access Consultation

The mainstream media has picked up on the lawful access non-consultation story with coverage on CTV, Canwest, and CBC.ca.  CTV has now posted a copy of the consultation document, but reports indicate that Public Security has had a change of heart and will now post it online and extend the […]

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September 13, 2007 4 comments News