CTV Toronto – Government looks to increase web surveillance – CTV News, Shows and Sports — Canadian Television — This is just going to force people to do everything encrypted via proxies. Or just get off the net. The only reason for this is to spy on political enemies, by the way.
Under two proposed bills presented Thursday, police would be able to:
Get an Internet user’s name, address and email contact without a warrant
Charge someone for arranging sex exploitation with another person over the Net
Gain data about the origin and destination of an online discussion
Turn on tracking devices inside cell phonesThe rules would also force:
Internet providers to keep data on their hard drives in case a user tries to delete information relevant to criminal investigations
Telecommunications companies to research ways in which they could intercept online conversations
Found by Aaron Warner.
I’m starting to think that all governments should be banned from the internet entirely.
Off shore encrypted proxy, encrypted HD = gov’t S.O.L.
The irony is of course, is that if I were a pedo or a terrorist, I could very easily bypass these government snooping tactics with proxies, and make it even harder for them to track me than the current methods.
It’s what I call “classroom justice”. Its a situation where 99% of the population is punished for 1% of the population’s crimes. It’s like in school where the whole class would be punished for a few disruptive pupils, like making the whole class stay late. You see, it takes effort to deal with the individual involved, as it takes investigation and some work, so a much lazier alternative is to just punish everyone…that way you know you’re getting the right person.
It’s like with them wanting to man guns and whatnot.Instead of looking at the very few people who use guns improperly, and dealing with , and investigating the many factors which go into making a situation like that occur, they just ban guns for everyone. It makes things much easier for the law makers.
Its funny. If you heard a judge couldnt be bothered to investigate a murder, so just decided to execute/jail ALL suspects just to be sure he got the right man, you’d be outraged. Yet, we let the government do the same thing to us with laws like this all the time!
Now, when they say “charge” for arranging….
They mean they’re getting a cut of the payment? or charge as in, criminal charges… because I think the wording is vague on purpose *rolls eyes slowly*….
When did we (Canadians) become such a bunch of whiny crybabies ? The government wants to pass a bunch of laws so that the RCMP can keep an eye on you and everyone you know on the internet. Why should I care? I am not a terrorist or a sex offender so if “the man” wants to watch me as I am looking at dvorak.org/blog , TWIT, TSN and or Riderville I just hope they aren’t to bored. If these proposed laws bother you so much that you feel like leaving Canada, please do so! Move to Europe or Asia were they just love whiny jackasses that moan and complain about every fricking little thing.
Thanks and have a swell day !!
They already censor their media – anyone who has lived there should know that the only reason they play that crap Alanis music is because they have content quotas – never been a free country – let alone sovereign – that ugly chick is still all over their money. When she comes off, then we’ll talk. Until then, be lucky you’re not a US Nat’l Park – although you’d all look great in those brown uniforms and brown socks and shoes.