electronic surveillance

The story of the powerful spy agency most Canadians still don’t know, and the security bill that would expand its resources and reach.

Watch Tuesday’s NYC launch of new book by OpenCanada editor-in-chief Taylor Owen.

In the wake of Snowden, governments scrambled to secure their data by regaining “technological sovereignty”. That approach misses the point.

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.

Laura Poitras’s documentary Citizenfour highlights the legal loopholes in international law that allow for electronic surveillance.

Paul Meyer on a new report by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights about electronic surveillance.

Robert Muggah on how new surveillance technology can be used to check the abuse of power by police officers.

Josh Scheinert on what the latest Munk Debate tells us about the quest to legally and responsibly balance the need for security and privacy.

An interview with the former head of the Communications Security Establishment Canada.

An interview with the former senior National Security Agency official and whistleblower.

William Bendix and Paul Quirk on how government surveillance got out of control.

We map out the regional responsibilities of each member of the Five Eyes intelligence network.

Steve Anderson on how over 35 organizations, over a dozen experts, and Canadians across the country have come together to ensure governments respect our right to privacy.

Wayne Easter on why it’s time for Canada to establish an effective intelligence oversight committee.

John Forster, on behalf of the nation’s electronic eavesdropping agency, cites hacktivists, criminals, terrorists, and ‘more than 100 countries’ as ‘primary cyber actors of concern.’

The Snowden revelations have only served to exacerbate the suspicions of states as to the intentions and capabilities of others in an environment that appears to be becoming rapidly militarized, argues Paul Meyer.

Ron Deibert has serious concerns regarding the predominance of the “backdoor paradigm” to monitoring digital communications for security purposes.

This isn’t the first time that privacy advocates have sounded alarm bells in recent years, argues Charmaine Borg.

Citizens are not prepared to allow privacy to become a casualty of state surveillance, argues Ann Cavoukian.

The internationalization of cyber espionage means CSEC not only has to satisfy the hunger of Canadian government departments, but is also under pressure from foreign reciprocating agencies, argues Charles Burton.