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Canada, CSEC and mass surveillanceThe End of Privacy
This series is a collaboration between Embassy and the Canadian International Council
OpenCanada.org 22/10/2013 - Following Edward Snowden's revelations on NSA mass surveillance in the US, and the Globe and Mail's revelations regarding Canada's spying agency CSEC spying on Canadian citizens and on allies for  commercial purposes, Embassy and the Canadian International Council have collaborated in publishing an extensive series of articles from privacy and national security experts on the question of surveillance and CSEC. Click on "Read more" and scroll down the page to access the articles. Read more Canadian spy agency sued for allegedly violating charter
CBC 22/10/2013 - One of Canada's top spy agencies, Communications Security Establishment Canada, is violating privacy rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, according to a lawsuit filed by the B.C. Civil Liberties Association and the OpenMedia organization. Speaking on Tuesday morning in Vancouver, representatives for the two civil rights  groups said the broad and unchecked surveillance of Canadians by the spy agency is unconstitutional. The lawsuit argues two aspects of CSEC's operations violate the charter's protections against unreasonable search and seizure, and infringe on free expression, including: 1. The interception of the private communications of Canadians. 2. The sweeping collection of metadata information produced by Canadians in their everyday activities online and through phone conversations. Read more
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US, NSA and mass surveillance
The New York Times 22/10/2013 - The National Security Agency monitored the phone conversations of 35 world leaders after being given the numbers by an official in another US government department, according to a classified document provided by whistleblower Edward Snowden. The confidential memo reveals that the NSA encourages senior officials in its "customer"  departments, such the White House, State and the Pentagon, to share their "Rolodexes" so the agency can add the phone numbers of leading foreign politicians to their surveillance systems. The document notes that one unnamed US official handed over 200 numbers, including those of the 35 world leaders, none of whom is named. These were immediately "tasked" for monitoring by the NSA. Read moreAnger growing among allies on U.S. spyingNSA surveillance reportedly swept up 70.3 million French phone records as U.S. ambassador summoned over "totally unacceptable" programFrance - US wiretapped envoys, newspaper reports, citing leaksMexico to summon U.S. ambassador over spying allegationsNSA plan to log calls is renewed by courtAngela Merkel's cell phone tapped by NSA? U.S. accused of spying on German ChancellorNew EU rules to curb transfer of data to US after Edward Snowden revelationsDespite improved transparency, aid money still funding surveillance programsThe Washington Post editorial: High court to rule on warrantless wiretappingOn the NSA, the media may tilt rightWho buys the spies? The hidden corporate cash behind America's out-of-control national surveillance stateTop web firms urge more transparency over UK requests for user dataZombie CISPA bill pushes forward with NSA supportVideo - How the government tracks you: NSA surveillance |
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Rule of law
U.S. drone strikes may amount to war crimes, report finds
CBC 22/10/2013 - Drone attacks in Pakistan and Yemen against alleged terrorists have killed innocent civilians instead and have violated international laws, according to two human rights groups that released reports today. Amnesty International said the cases it investigated may even amount to war crimes and it's calling for investigations into the attacks, along with Human Rights Watch. Human Rights  Watch issued a 97-page report Tuesday that examines six incidents, most using armed drones, from 2009 to 2013. At least 57 civilians died because of the strikes, which killed 82 people. "Two of the six cases that we examined in my report show that the U.S. indiscriminately killed civilians. This is a clear violation of international law, even if it was not the U.S. intent. If it indiscriminately killed it should be held responsible," Letta Tayler, one of the report's authors, said at a news conference in Washington, D.C., Tuesday morning.
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Anti-terror legislation
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Criminalization of dissent
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Freedom of expression
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Freedom of the press
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Guantanamo
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National security
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No fly list
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Omar Khadr
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Privacy
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Security certificates
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Surveillance and technology
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Terrorism
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War on terror
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Miscellaneous
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The views expressed in this News Digest do not necessarily reflect the positions of ICLMG
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Take action
Stop the deportation of Jose Figueroa!
WeAreJose campaign - Jose Figueroa is a Salvadoran-Canadian living in Langley, B.C. He's married, a loving father of three and a productive member of the community. He has lived in Canada for over 15 years. Jose and Ivania came to Canada as a refugees over 15  years ago, as he faced danger, having spoken out against a repressive military dictatorship during a violent civil war in El Salvador. Canada accepted him on these grounds, but then, 13 years later, the government decided they want to deport him for the same reason he was originally permitted into Canada. And this simply does not make any sense.
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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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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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