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Canadian Internet Surveillance Dies a Quiet, Lonely Death

Posted by Soulskill on from the grandkids-never-visit dept.

Dr Caleb writes "According to the Globe and Mail, 'The Internet surveillance legislation sponsored by Public Safety Minister Vic Toews has disappeared down a dark legislative hole. For all intents and purposes, the bill is dead. If the Harper government still wants to pass a law that would make it easier for police to track people who use the web to commit crimes, it will have to start from scratch.' The bill has been sent to a public safety committee for extensive revision, but it must be debated for five hours on the House floor first, and that won't happen before summer recess. This is a followup to the story we discussed in February titled 'Against Online Surveillance? You Must Be "For" Child Porn.'"

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  1. Omg... proof read by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    How hard is it to proof read a story before submitting it?
    It's "For all intensive purposes" ffs.

    1. Re:Omg... proof read by istartedi · · Score: 4, Funny

      OK, you brought me out of the woodwork. Everybody knows it's "for all in tents and purchases".

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      For all intensive purposes, "whom" is no longer a word. That begs the question, "who cares"?
  2. Re:But by mirix · · Score: 3, Funny

    I've always been partial to Crime Minister Harper.

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    Sent from my PDP-11