Law, privacy, and surveillance in Canada in the post-Snowden era / edited by Michael Geist.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Geist, Michael A. (Michael Allen), 1968- author, editor.

Series:

Law, technology, and media

Law, technology and media

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electronic surveillance--Law and legislation--Canada.

Electronic surveillance.

Privacy, Right of--Canada.

Privacy, Right of.

Technology and law.

Electronic surveillance--Law and legislation.

Canada.

Technology and law--Canada.

Physical Description:

vii, 288 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Ottawa : University of Ottawa Press, 2015.

Summary:

Years of surveillance-related leaks from US whistleblower Edward Snowden have fuelled an international debate over privacy, spying, and Internet surveillance. Much of the focus has centered on the role of the US National Security Agency, yet there is an important Canadian side to the story. The Communications Security Establishment, the Canadian counterpart to the NSA, has played an active role in surveillance activities both at home and abroad, raising a host of challenging legal and policy questions. With contributions by leading experts in the field, Law, Privacy and Surveillance in Canada in the Post-Snowden Era is the right book at the right time: From the effectiveness of accountability and oversight programs to the legal issues raised by metadata collection to the privacy challenges surrounding new technologies, this book explores current issues torn from the headlines with a uniquely Canadian perspective. Book jacket.

Contents:

Canadian internet "boomerang" traffic and mass NSA surveillance : responding to privacy and network sovereignty challenges / Andrew Clement, Jonathan A. Obar

Forgotten surveillance : covert human intelligence sources in Canada in a post-9/11 world / Steve Hewitt

Foreign intelligence in an inter-networked world : time for a re-evaluation / Tamir Israel

Lawful illegality : what Snowden has taught us about the legal infrastructure of the surveillance state / Lisa M. Austin

Law, logarithms, and liberties : legal issues arising from CSE's metadata collection initiatives / Craig Forcese

Permanent accountability gaps and partial remedies / Kent Roach

The failure of official accountability and the rise of guerrilla accountability / Reg Whitaker

Why watching the watchers isn't enough : Canadian surveillance law in the post-Snowden era / Michael Geist

"Stuck on the agenda" : drawing lessons from the stagnation of "lawful access" legislation in Canada / Christopher Parsons.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Law, privacy, and surveillance in Canada in the post-Snowden era.

ISBN:

9780776622071

0776622072

OCLC:

909085901