For discussion... --- begin forwarded text From: Sonia Arrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: CANUCKS: Canada's Privacy Czar Speaks Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 18:13:08 -0700 Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-URL: Canucks is at http://www.canadiansintheus.com/ X-ADV: Canucks is hosted at politechbot.com Status: Canada's privacy commissioner George Radwanski (former aide to Prime Minister Jean Chretien) recently gave a typical Canadian-bureaucrat speech explaining why government legislation is better than technology to protect your privacy. Given today's G&M article showing the Canadian government snooping through people's mail and today's WSJ article that exposed the FBI's never-ending quest for info on individuals, I'd conclude that government is *not* the best resource to protect my privacy. Also, Radwanski seems to think that more privacy laws will enhance freedom of speech. He needs to think about this a little more. If I have greater rights to control what people can say about me (which is what strong privacy legislation does), then you have less rights to speak. These two social goods are at odds, not commensurate. Radwanski speech: http://www.privcom.gc.ca/speech/02_05_a_010326_2_e.asp G&M link can be found here: http://www.canadiansintheus.com/archive/c-00097.html WSJ link: http://www.msnbc.com/news/558876.asp -Sonia ------------------------------------------------------------------------- CANUCKS -- the moderated mailing list for Canadians living in the U.S. For details, visit http://www.canadiansintheus.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- end forwarded text -- -- Robert Guerra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Fax: +1(303) 484-0302 WWW Page <http://pgp.greatvideo.com>, ICQ # 10266626 PGPKeys <http://pgp.greatvideo.com/keys/rguerra/>
