Critics want answers on whether Canada’s electronic eavesdropping agency illegally spied on Canadians.
Security watchdog Robert Decary recently reported to Parliament that some of the spying at Communications Security Establishment Canada may have affected Canadians in the past year. He goes on to say that he can’t be sure because some of the agency’s records were unclear or incomplete.
By law, CSEC is prohibited from directing its activities at Canadians anywhere in the world or at any person in Canada. Its role is to collect foreign signals intelligence and to protect government computer systems and networks.
The agency denies it has broken any rules. And a spokesperson for the minister of national defence said the government takes the privacy of its citizens seriously and that it won’t tolerate the spy agency targeting ordinary Canadians.
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