How Bureaucrats and Spies Turned Canada Into a Surveillance State
CSIS kept its spy program a secret from the courts, but ministers knew. Continue reading How Bureaucrats and Spies Turned Canada Into a Surveillance State
Category Archives: state of surveillance
Canadian Spies Illegally Retained Metadata for a Decade
The data revealed the “specific, intimate details” of Canadians’ lives. Continue reading Canadian Spies Illegally Retained Metadata for a Decade
Canadian Police Are Texting Potential Murder Witnesses
And maybe the killer themselves. Continue reading Canadian Police Are Texting Potential Murder Witnesses
Canadian Police Are Texting Potential Murder Witnesses
And maybe the killer themselves. Continue reading Canadian Police Are Texting Potential Murder Witnesses
Toronto’s Public Hearing on Bill C-51 Was Utterly Demoralizing
Thanks To Encryption, Governments Need Companies Like Yahoo To Spy on Users
Now that more and more data is encrypted, it will be harder and harder for governments to spy—unless internet companies help them. Continue reading Thanks To Encryption, Governments Need Companies Like Yahoo To Spy on Users
Yahoo May Have Exposed Rogers Customer Emails to US Spies
When emails go to the US, they’re open to eavesdropping. Continue reading Yahoo May Have Exposed Rogers Customer Emails to US Spies
The Canadian Government’s Plan to Sell New Spying Powers to Citizens
The proposed measure has been defeated again and again. Continue reading The Canadian Government’s Plan to Sell New Spying Powers to Citizens
Canada’s CIA Had No Policy for Collecting and Using Massive Amounts of Data
Sloppy data handling is a troubling trend among Canada’s spies. Continue reading Canada’s CIA Had No Policy for Collecting and Using Massive Amounts of Data
Neural Networks Are Alarmingly Good at Identifying Blurred Faces
Thanks to AI, it’s getting much harder to hide your face from machines. Continue reading Neural Networks Are Alarmingly Good at Identifying Blurred Faces