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Canadian Minister Lies On Net Surveillance Claims

Posted by kdawson on from the pants-on-fire dept.

An anonymous reader writes "As we discussed last month, the Canadian government has introduced Internet surveillance legislation that requires ISPs to disclose customer information without a warrant. Peter Van Loan, the Minister in charge, claims that a Vancouver kidnapping earlier this year shows the need for these powers. Michael Geist did some digging and revealed this as a lie — the Vancouver police acknowledge that the case did not involve an ISP request and the suspect is now in custody."

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  1. Lessons from the Bush Administration. by conureman · · Score: 0, Troll

    Who got it from the Hitler Administration.

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    1. Re:Lessons from the Bush Administration. by Foobar+of+Borg · · Score: 0, Troll

      Troll??? More like truth. For the right-wing Bush-lover who modded him troll, try to look up the connection between the Bush family and the Hitler regime during WWII. In other news, apparently the Soviets didn't really find Hitler's body at his bunker.

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  2. Re:STOP THE PRESSES! by MartinSchou · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'm not sure Glenn Beck would agree. Nor would the frog he tosses into the boiling water.