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Canada conducting its own ‘metadata’ surveillance
CTVNews.ca Staff
Published Monday, June 10, 2013 11:20AM EDT
Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/report-canada-conducting-its-own-metadata-surveillance-1.1319096#ixzz2VpnBV3Al
Defence Minister Peter MacKay could be in line for some tough questions over a report Canada has its own secretive online and phone metadata surveillance program which he approved in 2011.
The Globe and Mail reported Monday that the program tracks the data surrounding online activity and phone calls searching for suspicious activity, but not the messages themselves.
The program was initially brought in by the former Liberal government in 2005, but was later put on hiatus over concerns it could lead to warrantless surveillance of Canadians. The Globe reports the program was quietly reinstated on Nov. 21, 2011 after MacKay signed a ministerial directive, which is not subject to parliamentary scrutiny.
If MacKay turns up at the House of Commons daily question period Monday afternoon, he is expected to face tough questions from opposition MPs about the program and how the data is used, or whether it is shared with other countries. Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who is heading to Europe Tuesday, is typically not in question period on Mondays.
Under the Anti-Terrorism Act, only the Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC), which is an arm of the Department of National Defence, can actually eavesdrop or monitor online communications.
It is believed that the Canadian program is used to monitor metadata both domestically and internationally.
That means the CSEC could look at information such as email paths, senders and recipients, IP addresses and phone connections -- data that could help identify potential criminal networks or potential terrorist groups. But actual messages exchanged between individuals in those networks would be off limits unless a warrant was obtained.
Last week it emerged that a similar program is in place in the U.S., run by the National Security Agency, allowing officials to track and analyze Internet data trails and communications as well as phone records. Similar to the Canadian program, the surveillance focuses on metadata as opposed to actual communications.
The U.S. program allegedly gives the NSA access to data from nine U.S. Internet companies, including Google and Facebook. As a result, Canadians who use those sites could also be included in the surveillance, experts say.
Read more at ctvnews.ca
CTVNews.ca Staff
Published Monday, June 10, 2013 11:20AM EDT
Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/report-canada-conducting-its-own-metadata-surveillance-1.1319096#ixzz2VpnBV3Al
Defence Minister Peter MacKay could be in line for some tough questions over a report Canada has its own secretive online and phone metadata surveillance program which he approved in 2011.
The Globe and Mail reported Monday that the program tracks the data surrounding online activity and phone calls searching for suspicious activity, but not the messages themselves.
The program was initially brought in by the former Liberal government in 2005, but was later put on hiatus over concerns it could lead to warrantless surveillance of Canadians. The Globe reports the program was quietly reinstated on Nov. 21, 2011 after MacKay signed a ministerial directive, which is not subject to parliamentary scrutiny.
If MacKay turns up at the House of Commons daily question period Monday afternoon, he is expected to face tough questions from opposition MPs about the program and how the data is used, or whether it is shared with other countries. Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who is heading to Europe Tuesday, is typically not in question period on Mondays.
Under the Anti-Terrorism Act, only the Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC), which is an arm of the Department of National Defence, can actually eavesdrop or monitor online communications.
It is believed that the Canadian program is used to monitor metadata both domestically and internationally.
That means the CSEC could look at information such as email paths, senders and recipients, IP addresses and phone connections -- data that could help identify potential criminal networks or potential terrorist groups. But actual messages exchanged between individuals in those networks would be off limits unless a warrant was obtained.
Last week it emerged that a similar program is in place in the U.S., run by the National Security Agency, allowing officials to track and analyze Internet data trails and communications as well as phone records. Similar to the Canadian program, the surveillance focuses on metadata as opposed to actual communications.
The U.S. program allegedly gives the NSA access to data from nine U.S. Internet companies, including Google and Facebook. As a result, Canadians who use those sites could also be included in the surveillance, experts say.
Read more at ctvnews.ca
