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Canada, CSEC and mass surveillance
Real privacy means oversight A comment signed Ann Cavoukian, Ron Deibert, Andrew Clement and Nathalie Des Rosiers The Globe and Mail 16/09/2013 - A rare disclosure offers a glimpse at CSEC's intimate partnership with one of the world's most powerful intelligence agencies - and serves as a reminder that Canadians shouldn't be complacent, or look down at Americans for allowing the NSA so much unsupervised power. CSEC is part of the so-called "Five Eyes" signals intelligence alliance, stretching back to the Second World War, so it's difficult to believe that the latest revelation is the only one of its kind. What else has CSEC been doing that Canadians should be worried about? In democratic societies, governments must be accessible and transparent to their citizens. And individuals must be free to make informed choices about what personal details to reveal about their lives. Governments are permitted to access personal information only when authorized by law. When it comes to the state's power to conduct surveillance, critical privacy protections must include independent oversight. Read more To protect Canadians' privacy, telcos must shut the 'back door'
The Globe and Mail 16/09/2013 - At the most fundamental level, back doors are bad engineering. By creating vulnerabilities-by-design, back doors are left open that can be exploited not just by the good guys, but by criminals and other adversaries as well. Such a scheme is like building a house with a permanently unlocked door and then hoping that only those who have built the house and have the plans will know about it. Meanwhile, the Internet is full of automated tools that allow even unsophisticated users to do the equivalent of automatically checking millions of door handles across thousands of neighborhoods in a split second to see which are locked, and which are not.
Read more
Canada complicit in undermining Internet privacy
Ottawa sought broader access to smartphone user data, records show
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US, NSA and mass surveillance
Pentagon Papers' James C. Goodale: The outrageous NSA opinion
The Daily Beast - 19/09/2013 - The opinion states that the next action on the program must be taken by Congress since only a political question remains as to whether the program should be continued. This was because the court concluded the program was totally legal. This opinion can be viewed as no more than a public- relations release for the court and, by extension, the Obama administration. Its timing is notably suspect. Renewals of this authority have taken place as a matter of course for years without the need for a constitutional ruling. It puts the court in the middle of the debate as to whether the program should be continued. The opinion therefore is more political than legal. Read moreExtended ruling by secret court backs collection of phone dataJudge urges U.S. to consider releasing N.S.A. data on calls The Guardian 17/09/2013 - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has scrapped a scheduled state visit to the White House amid Brazilian outrage over news that the U.S. spied on her and a Brazilian oil company. The cancellation of the Oct. 23 visit is the first public diplomatic fallout prompted by the revelations of National Security Agency spying and represents a serious rift between the two economic powerhouses and trading partners. Obama spoke with Rousseff by phone Monday, and White House spokesman Jay Carney said they agreed to postpone the state visit - which would have been the first of Obama's second term.
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Anti-terrorism legislation
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Border security
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Drones
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Guantanamo
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Islamophobia
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Rule of law
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Surveillance and technology
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Terrorism
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War on terror
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The views expressed in this News Digest do not necessarily reflect the positions of ICLMG
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What is the News Digest?
The News Digest is ICLMG's weekly publication of news articles, events, calls to action and much more regarding national security, anti-terrorism, civil liberties and other issues related to the mandate and concerns of ICLMG and its member organizations. The ICLMG is a national coalition of thirty-eight Canadian civil society organizations that was established in the aftermath of the September, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States.
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Event
Kafka Revisited: An Evening with Dr. Hassan Diab
Friday September 27, 2013
7:00 - 9:00 PM Beit Zatoun House, 612 Markham Street, Toronto, Ontario
Speakers:
Hassan Diab - Hear from the man who has been facing Kafkaesque extradition proceedings since 2008. Barbara Jackman - Attorney and human rights advocate. Daniel Sheppard - Attorney and member of Hassan's legal team.
The evening will also feature: Live musical entertainment Poetry reading Raffle and silent auction Complimentary snacks and refreshments
Admission is free. All are welcome. Bring your family and friends!
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Take action
Tell Harper: No Secret Spying!
Openmedia.ca - According to online surveillance expert Ron Deibert, a secretive Canadian government agency is collecting our sensitive private information, giving them the power to "pinpoint not only who you are, but with whom you meet, with what frequency and duration, and at which locations." We need to use this moment-when privacy issues are in the spotlight-to get answers. Call on the government to stop this secretive spying scheme, and to tell Canadians exactly what's going on. We deserve to know
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