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."

Comments

Re:No right to privacy

[aussie_a]

It's in the first amendment of the Declaration of Independence. Duh.

Sorry, I'm not an expert in every country's constitution. [sarcasm] I'll try to do better next time[/sarcasm].

Thanks to those who responded with an informative post.

Re:Europe risks becoming silly too

[Kafka_Canada]

There is an overwhelming risk that Europe will get the same kind of privacy invading legislation through the Data Retention Directive [epic.org].

Yeah, but if you're a European, who cares anyway? Your society won't be around for much longer.