Canadian bill forces personal data from ISPs sans warrant
Reports that the Conservative government is working on legislation that would grant law enforcement officials the ability to access information from internet service providers has privacy advocates concerned about how such a law might erode the rights of Canadians.
Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan outlined the need to update the wiretapping laws on Wednesday before the House of Commons' Public Safety and National Security Committee, according to transcripts of the session. Public Safety Canada could not be reached for comment.
The move would be yet another attempt to modernize Canada's wiretapping laws through legislation. Law enforcement officials have long argued the laws need to be updated to enable them to effectively fight criminals, who they say have increasingly shifted their communications from phones to online.
