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Canadian Police Recommend Online Spying Tax For Internet Bills

Posted by Soulskill on from the complicit-in-your-own-surveillance dept.

An anonymous reader writes "One of the major unanswered questions about Bill C-30, Canada's lawful access/online surveillance bill, is who will pay for the costs associated with responding to law enforcement demands for subscriber information ('look ups') and installation of surveillance equipment ('hook ups'). Michael Geist recently obtained documents (PDF) from Public Safety under the Access to Information Act that indicates the government doesn't really have its own answer. But he reports that the police do — a new 'public safety' tax to be added to Internet and wireless bills."

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  1. who will pay? by nurb432 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Its *always* the consumer. Be it from direct taxes and fees, or just passing the cost down from the companies, we, the consumer, always pay the cost.

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  2. Good, do it... by Fishead · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Do it. That will make it a whole lot easier to drum up some outrage at the next election.

  3. Re:Police Services are a scam by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    the occupy movement got their mantra wrong.

    government spending is nuts, especially in bc. now they want more money, and want to screw those that deserve a bit more. my wage has steadily declined since 1992 to the point where i can't even afford cable and internet, let alone desire it. hell, gas is getting harder to buy.

    government entities are the first to give themselves a fat raise on a whim. icbc, translink, bc ferries, the mlas themselves. all got huge or multiple raises in recent years. and our taxes go up.

    now the cops, who do jack shit but hand out road tax speeding tickets, want a tax on the internet?

    screw that. DO MORE WITH LESS. i have to.

    DO MORE WITH LESS