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The Conservative government plans to introduce a law next week that would allow police to better monitor web-surfing habits of Canadians and to track them with electronic surveillance.
Entitled “an Act to enact the Investigating and Preventing Criminal Electronic Communications Act and to amend the Criminal Code and others Acts,” the law would require Internet service providers (ISPs) to install equipment that would allow them to monitor and preserve the Internet surfing activities of their customers. The providers could then be asked by police to collect and preserve surfing data of anyone suspected in engaging in criminal activity.
Known as the Lawful Access law, Bill C-51 also would make it easier for law enforcement authorities to activate tracking mechanisms within cellphones so they can know the whereabouts of suspected criminals. If they’re suspected of being international terrorists, the law would allow such tracking to go on for a year, rather than the current 60-day limit, according to a previous incarnation of the law introduced last year.
In recent months, open-Internet lobbyists and privacy advocates — including the privacy commissioner of Canada — have been warning the Conservative government not to adopt this bill, saying it is a serious infringement of civil liberties.

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Am I getting this wrong but I feel that we will all be treated as criminals, what about our privacy. Why haven't the people reacted?

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It's a greasy, greasy bill, that's for sure. Anyone feel that some of these laws that we are getting from Harper & Co. are turning us more into on a 1984 style society?

Oh, and there has been some reactions to it...

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From CTV News:

ISPs wonder who will pay for Ottawa's surveillance bill

The Canadian Press

Date: Friday Feb. 17, 2012 4:43 PM ET

OTTAWA — The Harper government's online surveillance bill is getting a rough ride from the opposition and privacy rights advocates.

And now Internet providers wonder who'll pay for the changes the government is proposing.

The legislation would allow authorities access to Internet subscriber information -- including name, address, phone number and email address -- without a warrant.

It would also require service providers to have the technical capability to enable police and spies to intercept messages and conversations.

Bernard Lord, president of the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association, says the price tag for big carriers like Rogers and Bell could be significant.

He adds that law-abiding citizens shouldn't have to pay more for their Internet or wireless services in order to give authorities a new investigative tool.

Tom Copeland is chairman of the Canadian Association of Internet Providers, which represents small- and medium-sized companies.

He says his association feels that if Ottawa wants a new tool to catch spies and child pornographers, then it should pay for it.

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ISPs wonder who will pay for Ottawa's surveillance bill | CTV News