Online surveillance bill will be 'a gold mine' for hackers: Ontario privacy commissioner

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http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/02/14/bill-c-30-protecting-children-from-internet-predators-act/

By Allison Cross
National Post
Feb 14, 2012

The Conservative government revealed legislation on Tuesday that would 
increase online surveillance of citizens, as critics and privacy experts 
argued the bill would unjustly infringe upon the rights of Canadians and 
act as a magnet for data-hungry hackers.

“This is going to be like the Fort Knox of information that the hackers 
and the real bad guys will want to go after. This is going to be a gold 
mine,” said Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian.

“The government will say that they can protect the data, and they can 
encrypt it. Are you kidding me? The bad guys are always one step ahead.”

Bill C-30, tabled as The Protecting Children from Internet Predators Act 
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, will require telecommunications 
companies to give police customers’ information without a court order.

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