Amish Rake Fighter Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 MONTREAL - Police will get much easier access to the web surfing habits and personal information of all Canadians if a new law, expected to be introduced in the House of Commons next week, passes. Privacy watchdogs caution if the so-called Lawful Access law is passed, it would give police access to web browsing history, sensitive personal information, and it would grant greater permission to track the cellular phones of suspects, and much of it without the requirement of a warrant. The bill, which is on the order paper for the week starting Monday, would require Internet service providers and cellular phone companies to install equipment that would monitor the activities of their users so that the information could be turned over to police when requested. It would also grant greater permission to law enforcement authorities to activate tracking mechanisms within cellular phones so they can follow the whereabouts of suspected criminals. If there is a suspicion of terrorist activity, the law would allow such tracking to go on for a year, rather than the current 60-day limit. This isn’t the first time this law has been introduced. The most previous incarnation of the Lawful Access law died on the order paper when the most recent federal election was called last year. Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said the law will give the tools to police to adequately deal with 21st century technology, and said anyone opposing the law favours “the rights of child pornographers and organized crime ahead of the rights of law-abiding citizens.” However, Canada’s privacy commissioner raised a red flag about the law late last year, and wrote a letter to Toews saying she was concerned about the permissions it will grant police . “In the case of access to subscriber data, there is not even a requirement for the commission of a crime to justify access to personal information – real names, home addresses, unlisted numbers, email addresses, IP addresses and much more – without a warrant,” Jennifer Stoddart wrote. “Only prior court authorization provides the rigorous privacy protection Canadians expect.” Michael Geist, a law professor at the University of Ottawa, and an outspoken critic of the law, said he’s worried about all the information police will be able to obtain without a warrant. Read more: http://www.montrealg...l#ixzz1mF2T8go5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AriGold Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Slowly taking complete control of our lives, Its a game of chess and this is the next pawn move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brahma Bull Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I hope they like reading about the Canucks Seems like blackmail written all over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amish Rake Fighter Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 There was a meeting called on IRC through this site about 3 hours ago, it's over but the site's worth checking out http://www.cananon.info/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 You're about a day late on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchey Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I google some weird ass things, so I'd probably be screwed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amish Rake Fighter Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 /topic/323123-guns-dont-need-to-be-tracked-but-internet-surfing-and-cell-phones-should-be/">http://forum.canucks...ones-should-be/ You're about a day late on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amish Rake Fighter Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 I google some weird ass things, so I'd probably be screwed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrible.dee Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Slowly taking complete control of our lives, Its a game of chess and this is the next pawn move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smith80 Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Write your MP about this Bill! I have already done so. The MP here in Abbotsford is Ed Fast--the International trade minister and one of the main proponents of this Bill. Write him or your own MP. I will continue to lobby against this American-style legislation and I implore others to do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okanuck Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Wow this is pretty scary what they are trying to propose. I understand the need to track criminals, i get it. However, this seems quite a bit over the top if you ask me. yikes! Thanks for bringing this to our attention. Just emailed my MP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okanuck Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Sorry it posted twice. Im sure alot of people are having the same problem today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthNinja Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 A Vic Toews cyberfoe releases "Vikileaks": A critic of Vic Toews’ online surveillance bill has shown their opposition to the proposed legislation by creating a Twitter account that recounts the alleged details of the safety minister’s messy divorce. “Vic wants to know about you,” reads the description for Twitter account @Vikileaks30. “Let’s get to know about Vic.” The Conservative government tabled a bill in Parliament on Tuesday that would give authorities greater access to citizens’ personal data online and increase surveillance measures. The Opposition, Canada’s privacy commissioner and many Canadian citizens have slammed bill C-30, calling it an unnecessary invasion of privacy. By Wednesday afternoon, the account had more than 3,000 followers — a number that was growing rapidly. Many of the tweets were apparently gleaned from an affidavit from Mr. Toews’ wife. They divorced in 2008. The divorce came after Mr. Toews, once called the “minister of family values,” fathered a child with another, much younger woman. The majority of the posts have not been independently verified. Vikileaks@vikileaks30 "I believe that Vic is now living common-law with the baby's mother, his former mistress." 15 Feb 12ReplyRetweetFavorite Vikileaks@vikileaks30 "In late 2006, I discovered that the woman with whom I was having an affair was pregnant with my child." #c30 15 Feb 12ReplyRetweetFavorite Vikileaks@vikileaks30 "In February 2010, I discovered that Vic had changed the locks without my knowledge or consent." #c30 15 Feb 12ReplyRetweetFavorite Another tweet claims the affair was with the couple’s former babysitter and others attest Mr. Toews stopped paying his wife support. “In February 2010 Vic closed the joint account into which the support was being deposited,” the tweet reads. “When I asked him to send the money to another account, he ignored me.” When initially contacted by Postmedia News on Wednesday, Mr. Toews’ office said he would not be commenting on the account. But eventually, Mr. Toews himself tweeted about it: Vic Toews@ToewsVic I won't get involved in this kind of gutter politics. Engaging in or responding to this kind of discussion leads nowhere. 15 Feb 12ReplyRetweetFavorite Although Mr. Toews would not confirm or deny the information contained in most of the tweets, one tweet posted at 4:36 p.m. ET is a quotation from a National Post opinion column Toews penned nearly 10 years ago. Vikileaks@vikileaks30 “Marriage is one of the cornerstones upon which our society has been built." Vic Toews 7/24/2002 15 Feb 12ReplyRetweetFavorite Entitled “Time is running out on marriage,” the column ran on page A4 of the paper on July 24, 2002. Another tweet refers to a line Mr. Toews spoke in Parliament on March 24, 2005, during a debate over the Civil Marriage Act. Vikileaks@vikileaks30 “Heterosexual marriage has a unique social purpose that other relationships simply do not share.” Vic Toews 3/24/2005 15 Feb 12ReplyRetweetFavorite It’s not clear who’s running the Twitter account. Messages sent to the account holder by the National Post have so far gone unanswered. MP Justin Trudeau at one point appeared to spring to Toews’ defense, albeit with a suggestion he was being sarcastic: Justin Trudeau, MP✔@justinpjtrudeau Just to reiterate my condemnation of @vikileaks30 (that's@vikileaks30) for being meanies towards the always nice and reasonable @ToewsVic. 15 Feb 12ReplyRetweetFavorite Others expressed their condemnation of the Twitter feed, while some considered it poetic justice: Cory Doctorow@doctorow The @vikileaks30 project is pretty ugly, though it does demonstrate that person info, once gathered, will leak - best policy is no retention 15 Feb 12ReplyRetweetFavorite Mr. Toews sparked outrage on Monday by claiming in Parliament opponents of the legislation were siding with “child pornographers” by not supporting the planned laws. The claim came after Liberal public safety critic Francis Scarpaleggia asked Mr. Toews in the House of Commons how Canadians were supposed to trust the government wouldn’t use the private information they obtained online to intimidate citizens. “We are proposing measures to bring our laws into the 21st century and to provide the police with the lawful tools that they need,” Mr. Toews said to the MP for Lac-Saint-Louis, Que. “He can either stand with us or with the child pornographers.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanNuck Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 As a solid conservative, I would say this is one of several measures on which I disagree with the government. The Conservatives were founded based on principles for limited, accountable government in favour of greater mobilization of its citizens. This measure is one out of several points that reflect the contrary attitude. Also, why isn't he releasing the full budget? Where are the elected senate? With all due respect, if he keeps up this pace, Harper is only going to burn up all his bridges with the Canadian public, even despite the fiscal successes he had acrued for Canada during the fiscal crisis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wetcoaster Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 As a solid conservative, I would say this is one of several measures on which I disagree with the government. The Conservatives were founded based on principles for limited, accountable government in favour of greater mobilization of its citizens. This measure is one out of several points that reflect the contrary attitude. Also, why isn't he releasing the full budget? Where are the elected senate? With all due respect, if he keeps up this pace, Harper is only going to burn up all his bridges with the Canadian public, even despite the fiscal successes he had acrued for Canada during the fiscal crisis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pouria Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wetcoaster Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Might as well invite the law enforcement to monitor our bowel movements as well. We are starting to enforce policies that 3rd world countries or dictatorship countries already have in place. Censoring the internet will be the next step and soon we will find Canada having more in common with a country like Iran. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electro Rock Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 As a solid conservative, I would say this is one of several measures on which I disagree with the government. The Conservatives were founded based on principles for limited, accountable government in favour of greater mobilization of its citizens. This measure is one out of several points that reflect the contrary attitude. Also, why isn't he releasing the full budget? Where are the elected senate? With all due respect, if he keeps up this pace, Harper is only going to burn up all his bridges with the Canadian public, even despite the fiscal successes he had acrued for Canada during the fiscal crisis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokasmoka Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 These issues are becoming less black & white for me. Of coarse I want my privacy protected but at the same time if some sicko is looking up child porn or some terrorist is looking up ways to produce bombs im sure we'd all want them stopped asap. Just sayin' do some research and take a view from both sides before jumping the gun and forming an opinion off of some news article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucklehead Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Tell them to watch their own porn. They already have all the in house viewing they need. http://www.tranceaddict.com/forum/printthread.php?threadid=575648 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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