As criticism of Bill C-13 mounts, the government’s sales strategy for its latest lawful access bill is starting to unravel.
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The NSA knew about Heartbleed all along: report
While this is certainly shitty, it isn’t exactly surprising that the NSA not only knew about this bug and exploited it but also steadfastly refused to help patch it — even though it possible left tens of millions of Americans vulnerable to similar hacking, be it from criminals or other states.
How Canadian spies at CSEC are told to talk about their jobs
Employees of Canada’s electronic spying agency are told to only speak about their work in vague terms when asked by outsiders, including friends and family, and to keep that information limited to those “who truly have a need to know,” according to documents released to the Albatross under the Access to Information Act.
Edward Snowden is a robot now
Edward Snowden made a surprise appearance at the TED conference in Vancouver Tuesday to speak about NSA stuff, and he did so using a remote-controlled robot with a screen broadcasting live video from his hideout in Russia. This truly is the future.
Paul Calandra calls Glenn Greenwald a ‘porn spy’
After CBC’s report on CSEC’s highly dubious spying on Canadians over airport Wi-Fi, the prime minister’s parliamentary secretary Paul Calandra accused the public broadcaster of journalistic malfeasance and called Glenn Greenwald, the journalist who worked with them, a “porn spy.”
CSEC spied on thousands of Canadians through airport Wi-Fi: Snowden docs
So much for claims that Canadian spies don’t do domestic surveillance. Canada’s electronic espionage agency, CSEC, has tracked thousands of Canadian travellers through airport wireless networks without their knowledge.
Where is the Canadian debate about surveillance?
The U.S. reaction to NSA surveillance stands in stark contrast to the situation in Canada, where officials have said little about surveillance activities, despite leaks of spying activities, cooperation with the NSA, a federal court decision that criticized the intelligence agencies for misleading the court, and a domestic metadata program which remains shrouded in secrecy.
Child pornographers rejoice! The internet surveillance bill is finally dead
Good news for the Canadian internet today. The Conservative government is pulling the plug on Bill C-30, the infamous online surveillance bill that would have allowed law enforcement access to the telephone and internet records of citizens without any warrants.