The revelation this week that CSEC has the capability to monitor the movements of Canadians simply by gathering some metadata from the traffic that goes by on public networks raises a lot of interesting questions that are worth discussing.
In an e-mail conversation on the matter, the following question was raised:
And I see that in a debate in the House today Nicholson (Defence) says that the documents don't support that Canadians were targeted. But if WIFI generally is being monitored how can Canadians avoid not being targeted?
It's a good and legitimate question. One that I wish had a happier answer. Unfortunately, the answer is "you can't".
This is where this whole business gets very knotty and complicated. Ultimately, it all comes down to a matter of professional ethics throughout the IT community.
In an e-mail conversation on the matter, the following question was raised:
And I see that in a debate in the House today Nicholson (Defence) says that the documents don't support that Canadians were targeted. But if WIFI generally is being monitored how can Canadians avoid not being targeted?
It's a good and legitimate question. One that I wish had a happier answer. Unfortunately, the answer is "you can't".
This is where this whole business gets very knotty and complicated. Ultimately, it all comes down to a matter of professional ethics throughout the IT community.
