Are you aware NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for exposing the NSA surveillance program last year? There is plenty more where that came from.
This surveillance thing isn’t limited to the USA. The CSEC is Canada’s version of?America’s??NSA. According to CBC,?Snowden’s documents reveals the CSEC uses?free Wi-Fi at?airports throughout that nation to track passengers coming and going. The tracking didn’t stop at the baggage claim; it lasted for days afterwards. Nonetheless, their?law prohibits them from targeting Canadian citizens. They’re only allowed to?track foreigners. The?CSEC responded, but in legalize. In?a statement, the agency said: “[We are]?mandated to collect foreign signals intelligence to protect Canada and Canadians. And in order to fulfill that key foreign intelligence role for the country, CSEC is legally authorized to collect and analyze metadata.”
It’s been over a decade since I’ve been to Canada, so I don’t know what the response will be. But I’m willing to bet it won’t be a positive one. Whether it be the US, Germany, China or Canada, people don’t like their rights being trampled on. And at least in the US they did have?a little?legal wiggle room. But from what I’m reading, the CSEC doesn’t even have that. And they statement issue is a poor excuse of explaining and poor excuse for covering up this act. I can about guarantee this isn’t over. What do you think the fallout will be like?