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2017

Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University

Government requests

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The Lawful Access Fallacy: Voluntary Warrantless Disclosures, Customer Privacy, And Government Requests For Subscriber Information, Matthew P. Ponsford Jan 2017

The Lawful Access Fallacy: Voluntary Warrantless Disclosures, Customer Privacy, And Government Requests For Subscriber Information, Matthew P. Ponsford

Canadian Journal of Law and Technology

This paper explores the recent legal, political, privacy, and communications developments surrounding warrantless government requests for basic subscriber information. I assert the current practice remains marred in secrecy and therefore poses a significant threat to Canadian civil liberties and privacy rights.