Sophisticated spyware used by RCMP like ‘wiretap on steroids’

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Daniel Therrien, Canada’s privacy commissioner for eight years, says the Privacy Act, dating back to the days when information was on paper in filing cabinets, needs an update, to enshrine privacy as a “fundamental right” and include the private sector.

Kevin DoughertyCommittee hearings on Tuesday looking into the RCMP’s use of sophisticated interception software ended with a call for Canada to come to grips with the threats posed by this “wiretap on steroids” and more openness in explaining when it can be used.director of the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, called “

the mercenary spyware industry” one of “the most serious threats to civil society, human rights and democracy today.” Deibert explained that shady operators are selling the technology, which can be installed on a phone or other device — exploiting security flaws in the device’s software — without the person using the device being aware.

 

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And include Pols, political parties and cops. And specifically the Libs and the PMO.

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