Every breath you take, every move you make: Everyday surveillance in Vancouver
By Bob Mackin/metronews.ca Documents leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden, one of 2013’s biggest newsmakers, have revealed how the United States government is tracking mobile phone locations, monitoring email and ev […]
The undead: The Harper regime’s online spying law is back.
By Michael Riordon/naturesciencepower.wordpress.com The Harper regime’s online spying law is back. In 2012, you may have joined a national campaign to block their highly invasive online spying legislation, Bill C-30. […]
Civil Liberties Association reacts strongly to Pompeo sentence
By Don Bodger/cowichannewsleader.com The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is reacting with consternation to the two-year probationary sentence given to Const. David Pompeo for aggravated assault in the 2009 shooting of […]
Vancouver parking cops may get high-tech licence plate readers
By Jonathan Woodword/bc.ctvnews.ca The City of Vancouver is looking to spend $200,000 on high-tech licence plate readers to catch illegal parkers, following in the footsteps of several B.C.cities that have […]
RCMP’s eyes in the sky spark civil liberties debate
By Emma Smith Published November 28th, 2013/ theglobeandmail.com “They weigh about the same as a bird and hover over accident scenes, a speck in the sky quietly filming a debris […]
West Vancouver woman acquitted of human trafficking still faces having her home seized
By Dene Moore, The Canadian Press Published November 26th, 2013/ theprovince.com “Lawyers for a British Columbia businesswoman acquitted of human trafficking have written to the B.C. Civil Forfeiture Office asking […]
Alleged drug house forfeiture target
By Cassidy Oliver/theprovince.com After each police raid, Josef Schwarz’s phone would eventually start ringing. On the other end would be an RCMP officer. And the conversation would go something like […]
Cyberbullying bill a Trojan horse to revive online surveillance: critics
By Jim Bronskill Published November 21st, 2013/ montrealgazette.com “Civil libertarians say the federal government’s new cyberbullying bill will erode Internet privacy by reviving many elements of the Tories’ controversial online […]
Langley man will face second trial for housing grow-op
By Monique Tamminga Published November 8th, 2013/ langleytimes.com “The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that a Langley man will have to go to trial for a second time, facing […]
No problem with spying according to Foreign Affairs Minister
By Sara Norman Published November 4th, 2013/ news1130.com “Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister is downplaying concerns surrounding our country’s spying practices. This comes after the BC Civil Liberties Association filed a […]