Canada's Online Surveillance Bill: Section 34 "Opens Door To Big Brother"

Saint Aardvark writes "Canada's proposed online surveillance bill looked bad enough when it was introduced, but it gets worse: Section 34 allows access to any telco place or equipment, and to any information contained there — with no restrictions, no warrants, and no review. From the article: 'Note that such all-encompassing searches require no warrant, and don't even have to be in the context of a criminal investigation. Ostensibly, the purpose is to ensure that the ISP is complying with the requirements of the act — but nothing in the section restricts the inspector to examining or seizing only information bearing upon that issue. It's still "any" information whatsoever.'"

Toews surprised by content of online surveillance

[seyyah]

That's the CBC headline after interviewing Toews about his own bill: Toews surprised by content of online surveillance [www.cbc.ca].

It's worth listening to the interview that was aired on The House yesterday.

Re:Corporations doing evil vs Govt doing evil

[Barbara, not Barbie]

And once the government slaps a felony conviction on you, you play no further part in its re-election.

The Fine Article is about Canada, where it's unconstitutional to prevent people convicted of a crime from voting.

In fact, only two adult Canadian citizens are not eligible to vote - the Chief Electoral Officer, and the Deputy Chief Electoral Officer.

Re:Corporations doing evil vs Govt doing evil

[Barbara, not Barbie]

It'll never happen. The gov't got a good slap in the face on this one. Even the current house investigation into who posted the Vikileaks30 account is coming under fire as an example of what the government would do. They can't win on this, and they know it.

This story isn't going away - it was on the national news again tonight ... Vic Toews is now the laughingstock of the country. He's admitted he didn't even know what was in the bill he sponsored.

Re:Corporations doing evil vs Govt doing evil

[Anonymous Coward]

And once the government slaps a felony conviction on you, you play no further part in its re-election.

The Fine Article is about Canada, where it's unconstitutional to prevent people convicted of a crime from voting.

In fact, only two adult Canadian citizens are not eligible to vote - the Chief Electoral Officer, and the Deputy Chief Electoral Officer.

Actually I am an adult Canadian citizen I am not eligible to vote. I have lived outside of Canada for five consecutive years and therefore have had that right stripped away in accordance with Canadian electoral law.