Civil Liberties

Canada Drops Plans To Spy on Internet

Sometimes, protesting actually works

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Canada's Conservative government has decided not to proceed with its attempt to pass the Protecting Children from Internet Predators Act, also known as Bill-C30, after community opposition to the proposed law's surveillance measures. …

Various Canadian groups opposed the Bill on privacy and civil liberties grounds, not least because the Bill makes warrantless interceptions possible. Openmedia.ca created a website, stopspying.ca, gathered more than 100,000 "signatures" to a virtual petition opposing the bill.