Proposed ISP access law threat to privacy, say groups

February 1, 2012

Article by Howard Solomon

Published 27 Jan 2012, Network World Canada

Pressure on Conservative government increases with the expected re-introduction of government bill giving police the ability to ask for subscriber information

Privacy groups are increasing pressure on the Harper government to change its plan to give law enforcement agencies the right to demand subscriber information from Internet providers and cellular carriers without a court order.

At a seminar Friday the three pieces of legislation – expected to be introduced after Parliament resumes Jan. 30 – were called “one of the greatest threats to privacy” by Ontario privacy commissioner Ann Cavoukian and “an end run” around civil rights by Nathalie Des Rosiers, the general counsel of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association.

“These bills are bad for Canada, bad for the world and bad for human rights,” added University of Toronto political science professor Ron Deibert, a cybersecurity researcher.

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