Canada Unveils Internet Surveillance Legislation

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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What would happen if...

[FlyByPC]

...someone created a government with ONE fundamental right -- the right to individual privacy / self-determination? That is, if permitting an action would restrict others' rights more than it would increase your rights, it's illegal (smoking in public, drunk driving, murder, rape, etc.) If prohibiting it would affect the individual more than others, it's legal (smoking marijuana in the home, practicing religious beliefs or not, etc). And no "victimless crimes". No victim == no crime == no problem, right?

It seems to me that privacy (/ self determination) should be the one fundamental principle of law. But then again, what do I know? I'm a Blue voter in a Red state...