Despite last weekend's "Day of Action" protests against the government's proposed Anti-Terrorism Act—not to mention concerns voiced by Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien and "four former prime ministers of Canada, five former Supreme Court of Canada judges, several former ministers of justice, former privacy commissioners and others"—polls suggest that the bill is still supported by the majority of Canadians. Timothy Banks, CIPP/C, asks in this third post on Bill C-51 for Privacy Tracker, "Is the government only listening to the polls?" and explores the bill's proposed new powers for the Canadian Security Intelligence Services Agency. Meanwhile, a new survey suggests “Internet service providers could be handing over our personal data to government authorities or other third parties without our knowledge,” IT World Canada reports. (IAPP member login required.)
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