The Conservative government is expected to introduce a bill Tuesday to give police new powers to access Canadians' electronic communications. Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said the lawful access bills will 'bring our laws into the 21st century and provide police with the lawful tools we need.' (Canadian Press)The "lawful access" bill is expected to include provisions that were included in previous bills that died when last year's election was called. One of those provisions would require internet service providers to give subscriber data to police and national security agencies without a warrant, including names, unlisted phone numbers and IP addresses. Another is expected to allow police to get warrants to obtain information transmitted over the internet and data related to its transmission, including locations of individuals and transactions. In September, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said the government has no plans to allow police to intercept private internet com! munications without a warrant. On Monday, Liberal public safety critic Francis Scarpaleggia alleged during question period Monday that the government is "preparing to read Canadians' emails and track their movements through cellphone signals, in both cases without a warrant." Toews replied that Scarpaleggia "can either stand with us or with the child pornographers." Should police have access to ISP customer data without a warrant? Does this legislation go too far or do police need it to keep up with
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