> I find the most offensive part the extensive logging of sites visited. > Why should my upstream provider be keeping track of which websites I've > visited for the past 6 months? To combat terrorism? that's just the > excuse we've now become accustomed to. I feel invaded just thinking about > it. > Personally I have a bigger problem with this part:
"Another section of the proposal says the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police recommends "the establishment of a national database" with personal information about all Canadian Internet users." Holy Big Brother, Batman. So, in order to use the Internet I need to register with the police the same way a sex offender does? They just assume I'm going to do something bad? So much for presumption of innocence. At least they can argue that a sex offender has a prior history, but suddenly I'm a potential criminal because I touched a keyboard? Just imagine if the Recording Industry Association of America (or whatever the Canadian equivalent is, though we tend to just let the US do what they want in our country) got their hands on that database - *knock* *knock* "Hi, we're from the RCMP, we understand you swap MP3s, we're here to take your computer." This will go way beyond just "combating terrorism". Will you need to show an "Internet user's license" at an internet cafe before they'll let you on the computers? Will businesses have to register each of their staff? Will the businesses then become part of the grand scheme and also have to monitor their staff for "bad surfing"? (Some already do, but many don't). Like the story says, we have until Nov 15 to email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with our thoughts. Also remember it's postage-free to send a letter to your member of parliament at House of Commons Parliament Buildings Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 or go to http://www.parl.gc.ca/ to find your representative's email address (general format is [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Stephen Harper's is [EMAIL PROTECTED], to use my own riding as an example). Ian
