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Canada Unveils Internet Surveillance Legislation

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the evil-legislation-and-other-tales-of-woe dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Michael Geist is reporting on his blog that the Canadian government today introduced new legislation that would require ISPs to establish new surveillance controls to monitor Internet activity. The bill will also require ISPs to disclose subscriber information without a warrant. The bill may not survive given the state of the government, but this is a sad indicator of things to come."

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  1. Re:Like this'll pass by Senes · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Do not underestimate the power of old people in large numbers legislating against the internet. Their grandparents did it for TV, and their great grandparents did it for Radio.

  2. Advanced technology. by Spazntwich · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Encryption technology is advancing more quickly than technology to crack it. This is just going to force people with something to hide underground.

    Like gun laws, this is just feel-good rights-restricting bullshit put out by politicians to pander to the idiot masses. Nobody will benefit in the long run.