If you don’t have the opportunity to read the Federal Court ruling (which is really worth reading), you might be interested by this summary analysis prepared by Matthew Behrens.
The link to the actual …

By Seumas Milne
There’s nothing new about British governments spying on their own citizens. From the time of Elizabeth I’s spy chief Francis Walsingham to the legendary agent provocateurs of the years after Waterloo to the …

Dear Friends,

Congress is currently debating reauthorizing the USA PATRIOT Act.  As you know, the PATRIOT Act has made it difficult for …

By Tom Burghardt
That social networking sites and applications such as Facebook, Twitter and their competitors can facilitate communication and information sharing amongst diverse groups and individuals is by now a cliché.
It should come as no …

By SARAH LYALL
POOLE, England — It has become commonplace to call Britain a “surveillance society,” a place where security cameras lurk at every corner, giant databases keep track of intimate personal details and the government …

From Muslim Advocates
On September 16, 2009, Muslim Advocates filed suit demanding that the FBI release the guidelines used by its agent to monitor the activities of innocent Americans. In response to the lawsuit — …

By Colin Freeze
Toronto — Globe and Mail Update Last updated on Tuesday, Oct. 06, 2009 12:51PM EDT
Canada’s spy services have a new power: the ability to listen in on “homegrown” Canadian suspects travelling abroad to …

September 16, 2009 – Muslim Advocates today filed suit in federal court in Washington, DC demanding access to surveillance guidelines issued by the FBI to its agents.
In the wake of concerns over federal agents infiltrating …

By Janice Tibbetts

OTTAWA — Police will be given new powers to eavesdrop on Internet-based communications as part of a contentious government bill, to be announced Thursday, which Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan has said …

The EU is at the centre of a paradigm shift with regard to the way that Europe and the world beyond will be policed. This is the result of a number inter-related historical trends, including …

BILL CURRY
From Friday’s Globe and Mail
February 13, 2009 at 4:19 AM EST
OTTAWA — Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart delivered a stern warning to the federal government yesterday, saying she is strongly opposed to any legislation that …