The Impending Cybersecurity Power Grab - It's Not Just for the US
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/04/impending-cybersecurity-power-grab...
"EFF, Openmedia.ca,CIPPIC and a number of other civil society organizations have declared this to be 'Stop Cyber Spying Week' in protest of several controversial US cybersecurity legislative proposals, including the bill currently before Congress and the Senate called CISPA, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing & Protection Act of 2011.
The concern over nations becoming "Big Brother" surveillance states is alive and well in Canada.
Canada, that bastion of civility, open-mindedness and personal rights?
Yes, unless you don't follow foreign affairs, our neighbour to the north has been under a conservative -- very conservative -- government for a bit of time now, with Conservative Party leader Stephen Harper serving as prime minister.
The most recent threat to personal privacy coming out of Ottawa is a bill that sounds frighteningly reminiscent of ones we've seen in the U.S.
The "Act to enact the Investigating and Preventing Criminal Electronic Communications Act and to amend the Criminal Code and other acts" would, among other abominable violations of civil liberties:
How far is the Conservative government planning on going with its "Lawful ... Access" online snooping bill?
Think police should have access to YOUR Internet and cell phone records without a warrant? Join the (Un)lawful Access Townhall Meeting! Hosted by Andrew Cash, MP for Davenport, with guest speakers: Ron Deibert from Citizen Lab/Canada Centre, UofT, Steve Anderson from Openmedia.ca, MP Charlie Angus and Jesse Hirsh, President, Metaviews.ca. Tune it at 7PM to watch live.
Join the fight to stop this invasive legislation and protect our privacy rights. If enough of us speak out now, the government will have no choice but to stop this mandatory online spying scheme. Sign the petition by Openmedia.ca
