Internet intrusion.Ottawa -- The federal government has announced its intentions to introduce a "Lawful Access" bill which, if passed, would require telecommunications service providers A Telecommunications Service Provider or TSP is a type of Communications Service Provider that has traditionally provided telephone and similar services. This category includes ILECs, CLECs, and mobile wireless companies. to install equipment capable of intercepting transmissions. The government would thus be able to monitor e-mails, internet chats, telephone and cellphone (CELLular telePHONE) The first ubiquitous wireless telephone. Originally analog, all new cellular systems are digital, which has enabled the cellphone to turn into a smartphone that has access to the Internet. conversations. Privacy advocates, including Federal Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart Jennifer Stoddart is the current Privacy Commissioner of Canada. Stoddart received a licence in civil law from McGill University as well as a Master of Arts in history from the Université du Québec à Montréal. , sounded the alarm over the proposed legislation. "This ... could result in law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). being able to gain access to far more information about our personal lives than they have in the past," she said (LifeSite News, Oct. 12, 2005). |
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