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Give me liberty
06-20-2009, 09:08 PM
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hTjNBE6VD5lRdO9EfAO30IWV8pkw

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/653452
another artlice.

"High tech criminals will be met by high tech police," said Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan.

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"Unfortunately, these technologies have also provided new ways of committing crimes such as distributing child pornography," he said. "We must ensure investigators have the necessary powers to trace and ultimately stop crimes."

Notice they used Child Porn as an excuse for the police grabbing the power
now my fav line in the artlice when they mention who was for it and whom was agaisnt

Police groups applauded the bill, while privacy advocates denounced it.



here's a good artlice agaisnt the bill which was passed
http://www2.canada.com/montrealgazette/features/viewpoints/story.html?id=a8e6e866-370f-4876-b32c-9a936f4efcd


What do you think about this? if this bill was passed in america how would you react to it? if you were against it.

ClayTrainor
06-20-2009, 09:12 PM
Oh boy :(

LibForestPaul
06-20-2009, 09:47 PM
If implemented within the US, it would appear to be an assault against the property rights of American ISPs. As far as a potential suspect, I see no problem with this law. As an ISP, I view this as being forcible recruited in the "war on porn".

P.S. What are your views regarding non-financial institutions information retention laws?