Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Showing posts with label Bill C-12. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bill C-12. Show all posts

Monday, November 05, 2012

Bill C-12, online snoops and the crisis in personal privacy

Just when you thought it was safe to venture out on the Internet, along come the government snoops and their shiny new toy, Bill C-12.

To be sure, we all know about the dark forces on the Internet: the spammers, fraudsters, predators and thieves, not to mention troglodyte commenters. And most of us realize we have to put up with a certain amount of intrusion as the cost of participation.

You shouldn’t have to worry about your government being one of the most persistent intruders, but that’s what it is.

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