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Saturday, June 8, 2013

Canadians not safe from U.S. online surveillance, expert says (in The Toronto Star)

"At least 90 per cent of Canada’s digital activity, from Facebook to Foursquare to basic email and beyond, is routed through exchange points in the United States, says Ronald Deibert, director of University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab....

"Obama’s assurances do not extend to Canadians, Deibert said, because they simply hold the wrong passports.

"“Let’s not forget, Canadians are ‘foreign citizens’ by the American definition. So we’re fair game when it comes to eavesdropping, should they want to do so,” he said."

Full article:
Canadians not safe from U.S. online surveillance, expert says
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