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State Security
Consumer Privacy and State Security: Losing Our Balance
Tuesday, Nov 30, 2004Report: Consumer Privacy and State Security: Losing Our Balance The Full Report is available in PDF. [pdf file: 0.48mb] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Canadian citizens and consumers are facing an unprecedented challenge to their privacy rights. State security measures implemented in Canada since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 have seriously reduced these privacy rights. There has been ...
National Cyber Security Task Force
Wednesday, May 26, 2004PIAC calls on Public Security Minister and National Security Advisor to Appoint Civil Society Representatives to the National Cyber Security Task Force (May 26, 2004) PUBLIC INTEREST ADVOCACY CENTRE LE CENTRE POUR LA DEFENSE DE L'INTERET PUBLIC ONE Nicholas Street, Suite 1204, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 7B7 Tel: (613) 562-4002. Fax: (613) 562-0007. e-mail: piac@piac.ca ...