Canada Expands Online Surveillance and Punitive Powers, Critics Warn of Erosion of Freedom
It seems like there’s a growing concern that Canada’s government is significantly expanding its power to identify individuals online, access their personal data, and potentially punish them for their online activities. This expansion of power is raising alarms, with many feeling it’s a slippery slope towards a more authoritarian digital landscape.
One of the primary concerns is that these new measures, often framed under the guise of child safety or combating online harms, might not actually achieve their stated goals. Experiences from other industrialized nations, like the UK, suggest that similar laws have done little to enhance child protection and instead have led to increased data collection by platforms and identification providers, potentially enriching them while putting more of citizens’ personal information at risk of exploitation or theft.… Continue reading
Matt Underwood