The director of the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab said that spyware is "like enhanced eavesdropping" and requires more surveillance than traditional eavesdropping, and is much more expensive to use. It states that a threshold is required.
Ron Diebert spoke with the Ethics Committee of theHouse of Representativesas part of an investigation into the use of spyware in his 32 investigations by theRCMP. I am planning to do For the past 5 years.
In a prepared remark provided to the Canadian Press, Mr. Diebert said what he called the "mercenary spyware industry" was poorly regulated and linked to widespread abuse. It says it does.
Read more: RCMP used spyware to access target communications dating back to 2002. He said the industry is a threat to civil society, human rights and democracy and that governments should be transparent about procuring this technology.
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Yesterday, senior officials told the committee that the RCMP did not use the controversial Pegasus spyware. but declined to disclose details about the technology it uses, citing national security concerns.
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The RCMP also said that while the technology is new, breaches of privacy on digital devices have been reported for years by police through eavesdropping and installation of surveillance cameras. It is similar to what has been done over the years.
Federal Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne told the commission that the Mounties did not notify his office before using the technology, which he learned through the media.
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Change privacy laws to require government departments and organizations to initiate privacy impact assessments whenever new technologies are introduced that may affect the "fundamental right to privacy."
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Dufresne's predecessor, Daniel Terrien, also joined the committee today, along with the president of the Canadian Privacy and Access Council. will attend
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