Who Knows What Evils Lurk in the Shadows? By: Ron Deibert , / 27 March, 2015 The story of the powerful spy agency most Canadians still don’t know, and the security bill that would expand its resources and reach.
The Cyber Security Syndrome By: Ron Deibert , / 25 November, 2014 Nowhere is the tension between global citizenship and the nation-state system so apparent as it is in cyberspace. Ron Deibert on finding a middle ground.
Doing justice to the Snowden case By: Paul Willis , / 17 November, 2014 Laura Poitras’s documentary Citizenfour highlights the legal loopholes in international law that allow for electronic surveillance.
The Canadian Terrorist Attacks and Canadian Counter-Terrorism Law By: Kent Roach , / 27 October, 2014 Care should be taken to avoid the tendency for legislative quick fixes in the wake of these shocking and tragic events, says Kent Roach.
How to keep national security legislation transparent By: Paul Meyer , / 17 October, 2014 Paul Meyer considers the Australian model for amending national security legislation.
Terrorism, the Internet, and the Security/Privacy Conundrum By: John Adams , / 24 February, 2014 John Adams on how to appropriately balance security and privacy in counterterrorism efforts online.
Spies Gone Wild? By: Paul Quirk , William Bendix , / 13 November, 2013 William Bendix and Paul Quirk on how government surveillance got out of control.
The Business of Spying By: David Robillard , / 11 April, 2013 Governments aren’t the only ones deploying spies these days. David Robillard explains.
Canada and the Five Eyes Intelligence Community By: James Cox , / 18 December, 2012 James Cox on Canada’s involvement in the world’s most exclusive intelligence sharing club.