Years of surveillance-related leaks from US whistleblower Edward Snowden have fuelled an international debate on privacy, spying, and Internet surveillance. Much of the focus has centered on the role of the US National Security Agency, yet there is an important Canadian side to the story. The Communications Security Establishment, the Canadian counterpart to the NSA, has played an active role in surveillance activities both at home and abroad, raising a host of challenging legal and policy questions.
With contributions by leading experts in the field, Law, Privacy and Surveillance in Canada in the Post-Snowden Era is the right book at the right time: From the effectiveness of accountability and oversight programs to the legal issues raised by metadata collection to the privacy challenges surrounding new technologies, this book explores current issues torn from the headlines with a uniquely Canadian perspective.
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- Includes bibliographical references
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- CaOOCEL
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- 2015.
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- 345.71/052
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- 23
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- 1 electronic text (vii, 288 pages)
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- Ottawa, Ontario
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Table of Contents
- Cover 1
- Title 4
- Copyright 5
- Contents 6
- Acknowledgements 8
- Introduction 10
- Part I: Understanding Surveillance 20
- I Canadian Internet “Boomerang” Traffic and Mass NSASurveillance: Responding to Privacy and NetworkSovereignty Challenges 22
- II Forgotten Surveillance: Covert Human IntelligenceSources in Canada in a Post-9/11 World 54
- Part II: Legal Issues 78
- III Foreign Intelligence in an Inter-Networked World:Time for a Re-Evaluation 80
- IV Lawful Illegality: What Snowden Has Taught Usabout the Legal Infrastructure of the Surveillance State 112
- V Law, Logarithms, and Liberties: Legal Issues Arisingfrom CSE’s Metadata Collection Initiatives 136
- Part III: Reforms and Accountability 170
- VI Permanent Accountability Gaps and Partial Remedies 172
- VII The Failure of Official Accountability and the Riseof Guerrilla Accountability 214
- VIII Why Watching the Watchers Isn’t Enough: CanadianSurveillance Law in the Post-Snowden Era 234
- IX Stuck on the Agenda: Drawing Lessons fromthe Stagnation of “Lawful Access” Legislation in Canada 266
- About the Contributors 294
- Law, Technology and Media Collection 298
