Canada
Canada’s New “Hate” Law Is Already at People’s Doors
Royal assent came in June, the law landed in July, and by the end of the month somebody was standing on a porch asking about a post from three years ago.
Canada’s Safe Social Media Act Requires ID Checks
Canada’s Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, sets a social media age of 16 and requires age verification for users.
Wyden Urges Blanche and Rubio to Fight Canada’s Bill C-22 Surveillance Law
Canada calls it lawful access. Wyden calls it a foreign skeleton key cut for American locks.
France and WHO Push Social Media ID Checks
The pitch is protecting kids from algorithms. The mechanism is a permanent identity checkpoint over the entire internet.
Canada Considered Suing Citizens Over “False and Misleading” Social Media Posts
A 35-page memo, most of it blacked out, and the part they left visible is the part that should worry you.
Canada’s Bill C-8, Explained, and What It Means for Your Privacy
One signature now lets the government collect your location, your browsing history, and your metadata without ever asking a judge.
Canada’s Bill C-34 Would Require ID or Face Scan to Use Social Media
Canada becomes the latest country to try to end online anonymity under the banner of protecting children.
Even Google Warns Canada Bill C-22 Creates Surveillance Backdoors
The bill is in real trouble when even Google, a company that built its empire on knowing everything about you, thinks a government’s surveillance plan goes too far.
Use A VPN, Says Canadian Government That Wants VPN Logs
The government posted “use a VPN” the same week two VPN companies threatened to leave rather than comply with a new surveillance bill.
Canada’s Military Punished Whistleblowers Who Flagged Illegal COVID Speech Monitoring
Six years later, the legal vacuum that made domestic surveillance possible hasn’t moved an inch.
Canada Says Critics Don’t Understand Its Surveillance Bill
They do. That’s the problem.
Canada’s Pay-to-Play Press Pass
The government built a press pass out of a tax form and the prime minister’s office helped decide who got one.