I believe that two stories I read recently have an important link. There is a story about the BC Privacy Commissioner finding that the USA Patriot Act threatens the private data of Canadians ( Reuters , CBC). There is also a story in The Oregonian about how the U.S. Department of Homeland Security considers economic issues, including PCT (Patent, copyright, trademark) infringement, to be important.
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USA infringing the privacy rights of Canadians?
- By Russell McOrmond at 2004/10/31 - 12:04
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Security firms struggle with 'lawful access' proposal
If Canadian law enforcement agents gain access to Internet records for investigative purposes, encryption technology may have to open up too. A privacy advocate, law professor and CGI consultant read between the lines.
Read full article in ITBusiness.ca...
See also: LexInformatica's Cybercrime and Lawful Access pages.
- By Russell McOrmond at 2004/09/02 - 10:40
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