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June 11, 2013
Spying scandals metastasize to Canada
Oh my, Canada has been spying on its citizens too.
Defence Minister Peter MacKay approved a secret electronic eavesdropping program that scours global telephone records and Internet data trails – including those of Canadians – for patterns of suspicious activity.
Mr. MacKay signed a ministerial directive formally renewing the government’s “metadata” surveillance program on Nov. 21, 2011, according to records obtained by The Globe and Mail. The program had been placed on a lengthy hiatus, according to the documents, after a federal watchdog agency raised concerns that it could lead to warrantless surveillance of Canadians...
European spying on public (way more than anyone expected was going on at least) to be revealed in 5...4...3...2...