Rikki Schierer reports: Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s recent talks with U.S. President Barack Obama regarding thinning the border has much larger implications for Canadians, MP Nathan Cullen said. Introduced as a means to increase economic benefits, it’s a way to lessen the “thickening” of the border that has hindered trade and tourism, Cullen said. The…
Category: Laws
House of Representatives extends expiring PATRIOT Act provisions – tell the Senate NOT to just rubber-stamp them, too!
From EFF: Despite the valiant efforts of liberty-defending congresspersons from both political parties, the House of Representatives just passed an extension of the three USA PATRIOT Act surveillance powers that were set to “sunset” at the end of February by a vote of 275 to 144. Now, the Senate is our last hope to stop…
Ph: Data privacy bill hurdles second reading
The country’s booming BPO sector has something to look forward to this year as the House of Representatives passed last week on second reading the proposed Data Privacy Act, which seeks to govern and establish fair practices in the collection and use of personal details stashed in the computer systems of the private sector and…
Vermont May Require Sex Offenders to Use Real Names on Social Networks
Larry Magid writes: The state of Vermont is considering a law that would make it illegal for convicted sex offenders to use a false name on social networking sites like Facebook. The proposed law, which would impose a prison sentence of not more than two years and/or a fine of $1,000, wouldn’t ban registered sex offenders from…