Bill C-13, the Protecting Canadians From Online Crime Act, comes up before the House of Commons on Wednesday. Often referred to as the “anti-cyberbullying bill,” C-13 ... makes it a crime to transmit pictures without consent, and it removes barriers to getting unwanted pictures removed from the internet. But critics say the bill also threatens the privacy rights of Canadians by granting immunity to telecoms that provide subscriber information to police without a warrant. They argue the bill has ... already been rendered unconstitutional by the Supreme Court ... Passing an unconstitutional item of legislation could cost taxpayers millions to defend in the courts” ... Harper government appears unfazed by the ruling, pushing ahead with both C-13 and Bill S-4, the Digital Privacy Act, which critics say was also hampered by the Supreme Court ruling ... for a clause that allows private companies to share telecom subscriber data between themselves ... (T)he government takes a much more narrow interpretation of the Supreme Court ruling, and is confident the controversial bills will pass constitutional muster. huffingtonpost.ca/2014/10/01/bill-c-13-anti-cyberbullying_n_5914100.html
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 17:25:22 +0000
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