New gov't Internet laws

[William O'Higgins Witteman]

On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 10:05:14AM -0700, Aviss,Tyler wrote:
> Just heard on the radio that the conservatives are trying to pass a law 
> that would allow police to request subscriber info from ISPs without a 
> warrant, and force retention of user data during "hidden"  
> investigations.
>
> Anyone heard of this or know the bill?

Here in Canada we are blessed with a committed and vocal advocate for
civil rights and electronic communications - Michael Geist.  I had not
heard of the above-mentioned bill, but I figured I'd find it faster
through his site than any other method.  Here is his post about it:

http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/4069/125/
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yours,

William

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