(Un) lawful access legislation pending

There are serious threats to privacy, free speech and civil liberties contained in the impending lawful access legislation . Advocates are keeping a close eye on the status of the bill -- which could be introduced any time.  Meanwhile there are various activities underway that give Canadians a chance to register their opposition to this legislation:

• petition through openmedia.ca
• town hall meetings across the country (see map)
• facebook page  "(un)lawful access legislation - Ottawa forum"

Resources that explain what is at stake in this invasive and costly bill:

• a video (approx. 15 min) from leading privacy and surveillance experts: Andrew Clement, David Fewer, David Lyon, David >Murakami Wood, Dwayne Winseck, Ian Kerr, Michael Geist, Natalie Des Rosiers, Ron Deibert. 
  

(un)LAWFUL ACCESS from The New Transparency on Vimeo.

•   Northern Exposure: Unmasking Online Spying in Canada (article EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
• "The anatomy of lawful access phone records" blog by Chris Parsons, Nov. 21, 2011
•  "Lawful access, its potentials, and its lack of necessity," blog by Chris Parsons, U.Vic Ph.D candidate and computer privacy advocate

Tracking traditional media on this issue:

• "Tories have yet to prove case for e-snooping bill. " John Ibbitson.  Globe & Mail. Dec. 1, 2011
• "Ottawa to contract out spying, but who cares?  It's only the Internet."  Tabatha Southey, Globe & Mail June 24, 2011.