Privacy in Canada
I’m not one to stress about privacy really. In fact my philosophy on the matter is that no privacy for anyone (including governments and corporations) would serve us all extremely well. For us little guys it wouldn’t make a difference in the world, and it would screw the big guys over big time.
However, I still thought this was important, and interesting. Especially considering transparency into the agencies after this information (or their American counterparts for that matter) is far from ever being a reality. According to CBC:
Government agencies are moving to gain access to telephone and internet customers’ personal information without first getting a court order, according to a document obtained by CBCNews.ca that is raising privacy issues…
The information would include names, addresses, land and cellphone numbers, as well as additional mobile phone identification, such as a device serial number and a subscriber identity module (SIM) card number. The consultation also seeks input on access to e-mail addresses and IP addresses.
Personally I say: go for it if you want. But in exchange let us see your budgets, your names, your addresses, your cellphone numbers and your IP addresses. Tit for Tat. I bet yours is more interesting…
Add comment September 13th, 2007