EPIC 2004 Privacy Year in Review
The Electronic Privacy Information Center - a privacy watch group based in Washington DC - has published its list of the top privacy issues for 2004, and some issues to watch in 2005. Of interest to Canadians is that the number 1 item on the list refers to Canadian opposition to the Patriot Act:
Foreign Opposition to USA PATRIOT Act
The USA PATRIOT Act, which gave government new authority to collect information about American citizens and visitors to the United States, came under increasing criticism from foreign governments in 2004. Latin American countries objected to sending census data and voter records to U.S. law enforcement agencies. Canadian officials warned that the Patriot Act would violate Canadian law.