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What Do Canadians Think about TPP? US Might Not Care
What Do Canadians Think about TPP? US Might Not Care American demands would likely trump our concerns about mega trade deal. The Liberal government has launched a much-anticipated public consultation on the TPP. But will it matter? arindambanerjee / Shutterstock.com. The Trans Pacific Partnership, a massive trade deal that covers 40 per cent of the world’s GDP, has […]
Telecoms Must Defend Our Privacy, Court Confirms
Telecoms Must Defend Our Privacy, Court Confirms Ontario decision orders companies to represent subscribers’ interests. Court ruled law enforcement’s request for thousands of subscribers’ cell phone records breached Canadian Charter rights. Anonymous photo via Shutterstock. In today’s communications driven world, no one collects as much information about its customers as telecom companies. As subscribers increasingly rely on […]
Thanks to TPP, Canada Could Get Caught in Global Privacy Battle
Thanks to TPP, Canada Could Get Caught in Global Privacy Battle Trade deal coupled with EU court decision could spell trouble for our laws. Two unconnected developments — a recent European privacy decision and the TPP — could create a major Canadian privacy problem. Privacy photo via Shutterstock. Amazon’s announcement last week that it plans to establish […]
Post Paris, Are Canada’s Internet Privacy Laws at Risk?
Post Paris, Are Canada’s Internet Privacy Laws at Risk? Attacks may renew calls to go beyond Bill C-51 and restrict encryption technologies. The Paris attacks have also escalated calls to reconsider plans to reform Canadian privacy and surveillance law, a key election promise from the Trudeau government. Photo by Garry Knight, Creative Commons licensed. As […]
Veiled TPP Deal Holds Hidden Privacy Risks
Veiled TPP Deal Holds Hidden Privacy Risks It would restrict governments from creating safeguards for your sensitive data. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a massive trade agreement that covers nearly 40 per cent of world GDP, wrapped up years of negotiation earlier this month. The TPP immediately emerged as an election issue, with the Conservatives trumpeting […]
Fall Election Presents Three Internet Privacy Futures
Fall Election Presents Three Internet Privacy Futures Here’s why Canadians should press candidates about warrantless data access. Warranted concern: This election could determine the future path of Canadian law on access to internet subscriber information. Canada’s controversial anti-terrorism bill, Bill C-51, has emerged as a key talking point in the current election campaign. Pointing […]
Senate Reports Offer Insight into Future Tory Privacy, CBC Policies
Senate Reports Offer Insight into Future Tory Privacy, CBC Policies While Duffy trial ruled the news, our upper house released several new documents. The trial of Senator Mike Duffy featured several notable revelations last week about the inner workings of the Prime Minister’s Office. One of the most important was found in a 2013 memo […]
Agriculture Issues Just the Tip of the TPP Iceberg
Agriculture Issues Just the Tip of the TPP Iceberg Trade deal could slam Canadians with rising consumer, health care and education costs The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), a proposed trade agreement that encompasses nearly 40 per cent of world GDP, heads to Hawaii later this month for ministerial-level negotiations. According to media reports, this may […]
Spy agencies target mobile phones, app stores to implant spyware
Spy agencies target mobile phones, app stores to implant spyware Users of millions of smartphones put at risk by certain mobile browser gaps, Snowden file shows Canada and its spying partners exploited weaknesses in one of the world’s most popular mobile browsers and planned to hack into smartphones via links to Google and Samsung app […]
