Border Security returns amid controversy following Vancouver raid
By Marsha Lederman/ Globe and Mail Published May 7, 2014 The television series Border Security is returning, despite the ongoing controversy surrounding the show. Production on season three began […]
‘Border Security’ TV series films third season despite CBSA concerns, complaints about B.C. raid
By Douglas Quan/ Montreal Gazette Published May 5, 2014 Citing public criticism and a need to focus on “our key priorities,” Canada’s top border enforcement official last fall recommended […]
BCCLA files CSEC suit
By Tara Gostelow / CFJC tv Published on April 2, 2014 The bad news is: CSEC may have been spying on you. The good news is: you could get paid […]
BC Services Card may become omnibus-style ID
By Bob Mackin / The Tyee Published April 2, 2014 The B.C. Services Card could become the omnibus identity card that B.C. Civil Liberties Association warned about at a 2013 conference. […]
Is the pipeline fix in?
By David Burke / Squamish Chief Published April 2, 2014 The revelation hit the news on Tuesday (April 1), but it was no April Fool’s joke: Premier Christy Clark […]
Mobile users deserve remedy says rights advocates suing feds for spying
By The Canadian Press / globalpost Published on April 1, 2014 VANCOUVER – Civil rights advocates are calling for payments or other remedies for anyone who has used a laptop, […]
Illegal Spying: BCCLA files class action lawsuit against Canada’s electronic spy agency
VANCOUVER – Today, lawyers for the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) filed a proposed national class action lawsuit on behalf of Canadians whose private communications and metadata information has […]
Complaint against RCMP and CSIS spying moves to the next level
By Jenny Uechi/Vancouver Observer Published on March 28, 2014 Two complaints filed by the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Canadian Security […]
Politics of Surveillance Workshop: Advancing Democracy in a Surveillance Society
BCCLA policy director Micheal Vonn will be participating in two panels during the “Politics of Surveillance Workshop: Advancing Democracy in a Surveillance Society”. The workshop will take place at the […]
Spur Festival: “Who Owns Our Secrets? Privacy, Intellectual Property and Free Speech in the Digital Age”
The Orwellian idea that “If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself,” rings uncomfortably true in a world of NSA spying and CSEC […]