It seems that the Conservative Party Of Canada is into recycling. They have decided to recycle a pair bills that died on the order paper when the Conservatives decided to prorogue parliament to avoid an election. The bills in question would give law enforcement the ability to track the online activities of Canadians without a warrant:
Together, the two bills will help target child sexual predators, distributors of pornography and identity thieves, added Dave MacKenzie, parliamentary secretary to Public Safety Minister Vic Toews. The bills would also aim to disrupt those who would use the internet to plan terrorism.
The Investigative Power for the 21st Century Act would:
- Allow police to identify all network nodes and jurisdictions involved in data transmission and trace the communications back to a suspect.
- Force ISPs to keep data temporarily so that it isn’t lost or deleted before law enforcement agencies return with a search warrant or production order to obtain it.
- Make it illegal to possess a computer virus for the purpose of committing a criminal offence.
- Enhance international co-operation to help Canadian authorities investigate alleged crime that goes beyond its borders.
Its partner, the Investigating and Preventing Criminal Electronic Communications Act, would:
- Force ISPs to install interception systems in their networks, making it easier for law enforcement or national security agencies to intercept information.
- Provide police with “timely access” to personal information about subscribers, including names, address and internet addresses, without the need for a warrant.
Charming. You have to be less than thrilled with the fact that a warrant isn’t needed. Of course Americans have had the Patriot Act for a while now, so they’re used to this sort of invasion of privacy. Hopefully, this dies like the other three attempts to bring legislation like this into law.
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Canadian Conservatives Re-Introduce Bill To Track Your Online Activities Without A Warrant
It seems that the Conservative Party Of Canada is into recycling. They have decided to recycle a pair bills that died on the order paper when the Conservatives decided to prorogue parliament to avoid an election. The bills in question would give law enforcement the ability to track the online activities of Canadians without a warrant:
Together, the two bills will help target child sexual predators, distributors of pornography and identity thieves, added Dave MacKenzie, parliamentary secretary to Public Safety Minister Vic Toews. The bills would also aim to disrupt those who would use the internet to plan terrorism.
The Investigative Power for the 21st Century Act would:
Its partner, the Investigating and Preventing Criminal Electronic Communications Act, would:
Charming. You have to be less than thrilled with the fact that a warrant isn’t needed. Of course Americans have had the Patriot Act for a while now, so they’re used to this sort of invasion of privacy. Hopefully, this dies like the other three attempts to bring legislation like this into law.
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