Big Brother (August 27, 2008)
Big Brother August 27th, 2008
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U.S. Government Plans to Control the Internet (August 10, 2008)
SiliconValleyWatcher Law professor Lawrence Lessig warns that there is a liberty-destroying Internet “PATRIOT Act” sitting on the shelf waiting for an Internet version of “911″ (between 3 min 50s and 5 min 55s during the video (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4631871144083884704&hl=en%3Cbr%20/%3E)). Other discussions touch … Continue reading →
You will now be required to submit blood and urine samples (July 16, 2008)
Canwest, 24th June 2008 – Mandatory Body Fluid Samples Loom for Drivers Suspected of Being High From the National Post (http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=610807) “Drivers who get behind the wheel while high on drugs will face roadside testing and they could be ordered … Continue reading →
More about FINTRAC, Government Surveillance of Every Canadian’s Life (June 28, 2008)
“Information for:“Money services businesses “Your Obligations The following summary of the legislative requirements under the PCMLTFA applies to you if you are a money services business. A money services business means an individual or an entity that is engaged in … Continue reading →
Financial Surveillance of Every Canadian Escalates (June 27, 2008)
Government Financial Surveillance of Canadians Escalated as of June 23, 2008 “…All money services businesses will be required to register with FINTRAC by June 23, 2008. This registration requirement follows recent changes to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and … Continue reading →
Booster seats now mandatory in New Brunswick (May 3, 2008)
Booster seats now mandatory in New Brunswick (http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2008/05/02/booster-seat-law.html) Under the law, which was passed in December, children younger than nine must be strapped into a booster seat with a seatbelt until they weigh 80 pounds and four feet nine inches. … Continue reading →
Privacy Violations at Border (May 3, 2008)
Travel group warns: Corporate data at risk from laptop searches at border (http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9081358&source=rss_topic17) April 30, 2008 (Computerworld) The Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) is warning its members to limit the amount of proprietary business information they carry on laptops … Continue reading →
U.S. Homeland Security Training Firefighters to Spy (November 26, 2007)
You might be a terrorist if… (http://gordonunleashed.com/blog/2007/11/24/you-might-be-a-terrorist-if/) When going to private residences (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071123/ap_on_re_us/firefighters_terrorism), for example, they are told to be alert for a person who is hostile, uncooperative or expressing hate or discontent with the United States; unusual chemicals or … Continue reading →
Warrantless Search of ISP’s (October 20, 2007)
Canadian government efforts to erode our rights are very slippery. The following story slipped out in September where the government seemed to back off from their secret plans when those plans were made public. Here is the clear voice of lawless tyranny disgracefully posted on a Canadian … Continue reading →
2007 Policy Suggestions for Libertarian Party of Canada (January 24, March 8, March 29, 2007)
Note as of June 13, 2015: My views on some of these topics might have changed since 2007, and my knowledge level. A list of policies based on the final version was submitted piece by piece to the Board around … Continue reading →