Privacy? What Privacy?
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- Published on Thursday, 11 December 2014 13:22
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This is the situation: Our federal government is actually advancing two separate pieces of legislation that grant a range of authorities increased power to monitor innocent Canadians like you.1
The good news: We have a new amazing opportunity fight back against out-of-control government spying.
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For a small and nimble team like ours, an opportunity like this can be a real game-changer. And it couldn’t have come at a more crucial time for Canadians' privacy.
We learned this year that 1 in 34 Canadians have already been a victim of warrantless government surveillance.2
We’ve seen too many victims of reckless government spying - Canadians who’ve had their lives turned upside down because of our growing privacy deficit.3
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Some innocent Canadians have wrongly lost job opportunities, while others have faced travel restrictions due to privacy breaches.4
In one case the RCMP sent details of a woman’s sexual assault complaint to a Toronto Star reporter! 5
By now, it should be clear: our digital privacy rights will continue to erode unless we demand better and fight back.
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For our Privacy,
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Footnotes
[1] Why the Digital Privacy Act Undermines Our Privacy: Bill S - 4 Risks Widespread Warrantless Disclosure. Source: Michael Geist
[2] Did they just say that the government spied on 1 in 34 Canadians? You, your family, or your neighbours are likely victims. Source: OpenMedia
[3] 4 Canadians who have had their lives turned upside down because of Peter MacKay’s privacy deficit. Source: OpenMedia
[4] 420,000 in police database never convicted: Analysis. Source: The Toronto Star
[5] RCMP accidentally sent woman’s assault complaint to media. Source: The Toronto Star
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