Tag Archives: government
The Anatomy of Lawful Access Phone Records
The aim of this post is to make clear just how much information is contained in a single lawful access “phone record”, demonstrating that the government is seeking information that grossly exceeds what is contained in the white or yellow pages today. As a result, I first provide an example phone record that resembles those in every phonebook in Canada and then offer an example of a lawful access record. Continue reading
Letter to Stephen Harper on Lawful Access Legislation
Working from the most recent lawful access bills, which died when the last election was called, advocates and academics have come together to draft a letter of concerns to the Prime Ministers Office (PMO). Continue reading
Creeping Towards a State of Surveillance
An announcement for my forthcoming talk entitled “Creeping Towards a State of Surveillance.” In the talk I’ll be providing an introduction to the gravity and nuances of surveillance legislation and disclosing some of the ‘tricks’ that are used to acquire considerable amounts of personal information by exploiting citizens’ ignorance of contemporary policing activities. Continue reading
Technology and Politics in Tunisia and Iran: Deep Packet Surveillance
For some time, I’ve been keeping an eye on how the Iranian government monitors, mediates, and influences data traffic on public networks. This has seen me write several posts, here and elsewhere, about the government’s usage of deep packet inspection, the implications of Iranian government surveillance, and the challenges posed by Iranian ISPs’ most recent network updates. Last month I was invited to give a talk at the Pacific Centre for Technology and Culture about the usage of deep packet inspection by the Iranian and Tunisian governments. Continue reading
