News that the U.S government has been quietly collecting data from telephone and internet services has upset many of our neighbours to the south.
But the story’s been raising privacy concerns up here, too.
Many Canadians want to know about this country’s surveillance techniques and what kind of information Ottawa might be collecting as we make calls, answer emails, or sign into websites.
This week on CBC Live Online, we explored privacy and data surveillance — and I made my on-camera debut to fill in for regular host Lauren O’Neil.
Our panel included:
- Daphne Guerrero, the manager of public outreach and education for the Officer of the Privacy Commissioner.
- Tamir Israel, staff lawyer with the Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy & Public Interest Clinic at the University of Ottawa.
- Alfred Hermida, an online news pioneer and associate professor at the UBC Graduate School of Journalism.
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