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The Quiet Death of the Canadian Internet Survellance Bill

Posted by samzenpus on from the take-off dept.

mykepredko writes "C-30, Canada's version of SOPA, would grant the federal government and law enforcement agencies the power to obtain information about individuals who are online without having to apply for a warrant is dead in committee. 'I don't know whether it was because the Minister so screwed up the messaging, or whether they've had some other input saying they went too far or it just can't be salvaged,' Nathan Cullen, House Leader for the NDP, speculates."

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  1. Re:Maybe politicians saw what happened in the U.S. by gstoddart · · Score: 4, Funny

    In Canada, first you get the syrup, then you get the power, then you get the women.

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  2. Re:No need, it's in the budget bill. by camperdave · · Score: 3, Funny

    Why would I waste 50 hours of my life for a slashdot comment?

    That attitude, my friend, is why you only scored a zero.

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