Metadata
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Liberals open to shorter metadata rules but splitting bill ‘not an option’Ottawa says it is willing to change its lawful access bill to shorten the time electronic service providers would be required to keep users' metadata to less than one year.PoliticsJun 9
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Signal, DuckDuckGo among firms weighing Canada exit over lawful access billSignal is among the most prominent platforms to make such a threat while speaking out against Bill C-22, while VPN providers have also threatened to leave or curtail services.TechJun 4
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Your metadata may be kept for a year under lawful access bill. What to knowWhile officials insist the bill wouldn't allow police to read your emails, and could only access the metadata with a warrant, experts warn the retention policy alone is concerning.TechMay 21
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Canada’s cyber intelligence agency logged 137 ‘privacy incidents’ in 2022The Communications Security Establishment has resumed sharing ‘metadata’ with Five Eyes countries after the program was stopped due to privacy issues.CanadaJun 29, 2023
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We’re starting to run out of viable band names. Here’s why.Finding a name for your new band is one of the hardest things you'll ever do. And it's getting harder and harder for some unforeseen reasons.EntertainmentSep 5, 2021
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RCMP created metadata-crunching tool to glean criminal intelligenceThe tool was a "proof of concept" that turned out to be unsuccessful.CanadaMay 9, 2017
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Watchdog says electronic spy agency shared info about CanadiansA federal watchdog says Canada's electronic spy agency broke privacy laws by sharing information about Canadians with foreign partners.CanadaJan 28, 2016
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CSEC chief defends surveillance activitiesThe man in charge of Canada's top secret communications surveillance agency says the organization does not target Canadians.Oct 9, 2013
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