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Submission + - BlackBerry hands over user data to help police 'kick ass,' insider says (www.cbc.ca)

Submitted by Dr Caleb on Thursday June 09, 2016 @09:09AM

Dr Caleb writes: A specialized unit inside mobile firm BlackBerry has for years enthusiastically helped intercept user data â" including BBM messages â" to help in hundreds of police investigations in dozens of countries, a CBC News investigation reveals.

CBC News has gained a rare glimpse inside the struggling smartphone maker's Public Safety Operations team, which at one point numbered 15 people, and has long kept its handling of warrants and police requests for taps on user information confidential.

Submission + - Canadian Internet Surveillance dies a quiet, lonely death. (theglobeandmail.com)

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Dr Caleb

on Tuesday May 15, 2012 @03:04PM

Dr Caleb writes: "The Internet surveillance legislation sponsored by Public Safety Minister Vic Toews has disappeared down a dark legislative hole. For all intents and purposes, the bill is dead. If the Harper government still wants to pass a law that would make it easier for police to track people who use the web to commit crimes, it will have to start from scratch.

A follow up from the Minister of "Against Online Surveillance? You Must Be 'For' Child Porn""

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