New Canadian Laws Would Kill all Internet Privacy???
This article goes over Bill C-46 and Bill C-47. It is an older article, as these bills were
proposed in 2009, but it still provides an interesting argument. Although Canadians should have the right to
complete anonymous online privacy, should the police be given access to our
servers to help protect us? These two bills would give granted authorities and
the police to access information on all Canadian Internet subscribers and all
their private communications without a warrant.
In reality, the police and granted authorities could track where you
live, what your name is, email, what you have been looking at, what you have
searched, etc. So is this right? I feel
that it is, in the sense the police are meant to serve and protect, no matter
what measures it take for them to keep people safe. Although these two bills did receive a lot of
criticism, on both costs and privacy groups protecting individual rights. How do you feel on this manner? Here is the
article, http://www.nupge.ca/node/2375
I don't think its right at all. Police have sufficient investigation techniques that walk the line of our privacy every single crime that is looked into. With the resources they are connected too, I'm sure they can trace something as simple as an IP address, or hack an type of online survey/blog to find out critical information. Having this capability completely legal I feel would get out of hand, not to mention all of the miss-leads and wasted time that will emerge from troublesome acting people.
ReplyDeleteI do agree with you Phil in the sense that it could get out of hand, and there is always potential for miss-leads and wasted time that will emerge from troublesome acting people. It could also be costly, however people shouldnt be ashamed of what they are looking at online in the first place. If the police see illegal activity on someone's IP Address, then by all means I think it is fine to do further research into it. I understand it does invade our privacy, but it could also take a lot of criminals off of the internet.
ReplyDeleteI don't think your fully right in this case there David. I find that the police department issues 'power thirsty behavior' more times then not, and this tool would be abused. In many cases involving online predators, murder, and other high level crimes, I can fully agree that the use of this bill could prove very beneficial. The basic evolution of the web has become out of control and growing at an exponential rate, so obviously we need to maintain and govern on the internet, but when this increase in online activity yields high levels of guardian involvement, the question of too little, and not enough, is difficult to pin point.
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