„Big Brother Tactics“: Warum sich die Nachfragemächte von Bill C-2 für die Offenlegung von Offenlegungen erstrecken, die sich weit über Internet- und Telekommunikationsanbieter hinausgehen
„Big Brother Tactics“: Warum sich die Nachfragemächte von Bill C-2 für die Offenlegung von Offenlegungen erstrecken, die sich weit über Internet- und Telekommunikationsanbieter hinausgehen
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>All of this information can be demanded without a warrant or court oversight. The person disclosing the information is barred from revealing the disclosure for a year and has only five days in which they can challenge the demand.
This really will be one of the most draconian lawful access regimes in the world. Combining automatic gag orders with a warrantless regime is unusual. The five day challenge period is likely intended to try to make this constitutional, but in reality that’s practically an impossible timeline to manage for any kind of large service provider who could be getting dozens of these a day and may have only one or two lawyers assigned to review them all and file challenge requests with the courts.
I don’t usually make these types of posts, but this proposed legislation is extremely concerning (in the authoritarian way).
Please, please call your MPs. Don’t stop at email; those often are ignored. Actually letter write, or call their OTTAWA offices (constituency offices may just filter it out as a federal matter).
I already did so. The staffers seem to take my concerns seriously. It’s really not so scary. Just simply:
Just be polite
Say you have concerns about Bill C-2 (surveillance without a warrant, ability to require providers, even medical ones, from disclosing information without warrant, mail/letter opening by Canada Post, etc).
That this is counter to the mandate given to elected officials, which was *not* to mimic USA Patriot Act-style legislation (wrapped in an omnibus bill, no less).
This seems to directly run against previous Supreme Court rulings regarding lawful access.
Experts such as PhD Michael Geist have spoken out against this bill in the strongest possible terms.
Make it clear you expect them to do the right thing and quash this legislation.
Canadians have been making a big deal lately, that we are more democratic and embrace the rule of law. That we hold our elected officials accountable. Now is the time to prove it.
I wonder how this will shake out. The NPD, CPC, and Bloc have all at the very least expressed concerns about these aspects of Bill C-2, but it remains to be seen if any of them (most likely the Bloc) might be convinced the pass the bill as-is due to get the border-related provisions implemented ASAP. Otherwise, I’m really not sure what the Liberals are betting on here; there’s no way they didn’t expect the lawful access provisions to attract attention.