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Tories seek greater access to web activity
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Jun 18, 2009 03:51pm |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| Author | The Canadian Press |
| News Date | Thursday, June 18, 2009 09:50:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | OTTAWA -- The Conservative government wants to give police greater powers to eavesdrop on Canadians in cyberspace.
Justice Minister Rob Nicholson and Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan introduced two bills Thursday that would give law enforcement much greater access to Internet communications and the personal details of subscribers.
The proposed legislation would:
-enable police to access information on an Internet subscriber, such as name, street address and email address, without having to get a search warrant.
-force Internet service providers to freeze data on their hard drives to prevent subscribers under investigation from deleting potentially important evidence.
-require Telecom companies to invest in technology that allows for the interception of Internet communications.
-allow police to remotely activate tracking devices already embedded in cellphones and certain cars, to help with investigations.
-allow police to obtain data about where Internet communications are coming from and going to.
-make it a crime to arrange with a second person over the Internet the sexual exploitation of a child. |
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