Sunday, August 21, 2005

Another trip down the road paved with good intentions

And we know where that road leads, right?

As reported here, Canadian law makers are considering legislation to give unprecedented powers to Canadian police to enable them to intercept your e-mail, and obtain data about you from your ISP, without obtaining permission from the Canadian courts.

The "good intention" here is to assist law enforcement to monitor, and deter, terrorist and criminal activities. This is a laudable goal, however, the end does NOT justify the means. If I was a Canadian, I would be very worried about this.


Hat tip - agtiger

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