Tom Godfrey reports: G20 protesters say their phone calls, e-mails and texts are being monitored by CSIS agents. And protesters claim there have been at least 28 incidents in which organizers have had CSIS officers show up at their doors seeking interviews and trying to intimidate them. With the Toronto summit just two weeks away,…
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AU: Govt wants ISPs to record browsing history
Ben Grubb reports: The Attorney-General’s Department yesterday confirmed to ZDNet Australia that it had been in discussions with industry on implementing a data retention regime in Australia. Such a regime would require companies providing internet access to log and retain customer’s private web browsing history for a certain period of time for law enforcement to…
Italian bill to limit wiretaps draws fire
I’ve occasionally posted news reports out of Italy on the debate there over revising their wiretapping laws. In what might strike Americans as odd, the government is trying to restrict wiretapping, while other groups are fighting the proposal. A report in today’s BBC indicates that Italy leads European countries on wiretaps: The ministry of justice…
Ca: Province ponders revealing privacy breaches after leak to Teamsters union
James Wood reports: The Saskatchewan Party government said Tuesday it will consider the mandatory disclosure of privacy breaches by government agencies after some recent high-profile incidents. The comments by Justice Minister Don Morgan came after the Opposition NDP called on the government to introduce a system to make such violations public. Provincial privacy commissioner Gary…