Years of surveillance-related leaks from US whistleblower Edward Snowden
have fuelled an international debate on privacy, spying, and Internet
surveillance. Much of the focus has centered on the role of the US
National Security Agency, yet there is an important Canadian side to the
story. The Communications Security Establishment, the Canadian
counterpart to the NSA, has played an active role in surveillance
activities both at home and abroad, raising a host of challenging legal
and policy questions.
With contributions by leading experts in the field, Law, Privacy and
Surveillance in Canada in the Post-Snowden Era is the right book at the
right time: From the effectiveness of accountability and oversight
programs to the legal issues raised by metadata collection to the
privacy challenges surrounding new technologies, this book explores
current issues torn from the headlines with a uniquely Canadian
perspective.