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Law, Privacy and Surveillance in Canada in the Post-Snowden Era

Michael Geist (University of Ottawa) Wesley K. Wark

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English
University of Ottawa Press
28 May 2015
Years of surveillance-related leaks from US whistle blower 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.
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Imprint:   University of Ottawa Press
Country of Publication:   Canada
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 16mm
Weight:   410g
ISBN:   9780776622071
ISBN 10:   0776622072
Series:   Law, Technology and Media
Pages:   298
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Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  ELT Advanced ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: Understanding Surveillance * Canadian Internet Boomerang Traffic and Mass NSA Surveillance: Responding to Privacy and Network Sovereignty Challenges Andrew Clement and Jonathan A. Obar * Forgotten Surveillance: Covert Human Intelligence Sources in Canada in a Post-9/11 World Steve Hewitt Part II: Legal Issues * Foreign Intelligence in an Inter-Networked World: Time for a Re-Evaluation Tamir Israel * Lawful Illegality: What Snowden Has Taught Us about the Legal Infrastructure of the Surveillance State Lisa M. Austin * Law, Logarithms, and Liberties: Legal Issues Arising from CSE's Metadata Collection Initiatives Craig Forcese Part III: Reforms and Accountability * Permanent Accountability Gaps and Partial Remedies Kent Roach * The Failure of Official Accountability and the Rise of Guerrilla Accountability Reg Whitaker * Why Watching the Watchers Isn't Enough: Canadian Surveillance Law in the Post-Snowden Era Michael Geist * Stuck on the Agenda: Drawing Lessons from the Stagnation of Lawful Access Legislation in Canada Christopher Parsons Contributors

Michael Geist is Professor of Law at the University of Ottawa where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law. Professor Geist is a frequent commentator on privacy and intellectual property law issues and a syndicated columnist on technology law issues with a regular column appearing in the Toronto Star. He is the editor of The Copyright Pentalogy: How the Supreme Court of Canada Shook the Foundations of Canadian Copyright Law (University of Ottawa Press, 2013), as well as From Radical Extremism to Balanced Copyright : Canadian Copyright and the Digital Agenda (Irwin Law, 2010) and In the Public Interest: The Future of Canadian Copyright Law (Irwin Law, 2005). Professor Geist has won numerous awards for his work including the Kroeger Award for Policy Leadership and the Public Knowledge IP3 Award in 2010, the Les Fowlie Intellectual Freedom Award from the Ontario Library Association in 2009, the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Pioneer Award in 2008, and Canarie's IWAY Public Leadership Award for his contribution to the development of the Internet in Canada in 2003.

  • Short-listed for Foreword Reviews' 2015 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award - Social Sciences 2016 (United States)
  • Winner of The Hill Times 100 Best Political Books of 2015 (#49) 2015 (Canada)

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