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EmergencyInfoBC: Zombie Preparedness Week: Are you ready?

May 23, 2012 / admin / No comments

From the BC Government Emergency Preparedness website:

Zombies? In British Columbia? Are you serious?

Well, sorta. The threat of zombie attack is a popular phenomenon around the globe and with it comes the message to “be prepared”. Earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, landslides, avalanches, interface fires, severe storms and hazardous material spills are some of the dangers that could threaten lives and cause extensive damage in British Columbia. And while the chance of zombies a-knockin’ on your door is pretty slim, we do believe that if you’re ready for zombies, you’re ready for any disaster.

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Canadas telcos secretly backing revival of “dead” warrantless surveillance bill – Boing Boing

May 22, 2012 / admin / No comments

From BoingBoing:

Michael Geist sez,

Canada’s proposed Internet surveillance was back in the news last week after speculation grew that government intends to keep the bill in legislative limbo until it dies on the order paper. Public Safety Minister Vic Toews denied the reports, maintaining that Bill C-30 will still be sent to committee for further study. My weekly technology law column reveals that behind the scenes, Canada’s telecom companies have worked actively with government officials to identify key issues and to develop a secret Industry – Government Collaborative Forum on Lawful Access.

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Canadas warrantless surveillance bill is, improbably, dead – Boing Boing

May 17, 2012 / admin / No comments

From BoingBoing:

Remember Canada’s Bill C-30, the sweeping surveillance bill proposed by Public Safety Minister Vic Toews, who declared that if you opposed unlimited, unaccountable, secret warrantless snooping on networked communications by the police and by appointed civilians, you “stand with the child pornographers?” The bill that was a sure thing to pass, given the Conservative majority in Parliament and its total commitment to the bill?

It’s dead.

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Create a Hidden Encrypted Volume on Your Computer to Hide Sensitive Data When Youre Forced to Decrypt Your Machine

March 21, 2012 / admin / No comments

From Lifehacker:

Using full-disk encryption (FDE) is a great first step if you want to protect your data, but sometimes it isn’t enough. The U.S. Government can force you to decrypt your data, so if you truly want to stay protected you need to hide your sensitive files elsewhere and use your primary disk as a decoy. Security expert Brandon Gregg explains:

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Canadian cops want to add a spying tax to phone bills to pay for warrantless wiretapping – Boing Boing

March 16, 2012 / admin / No comments

From BoingBoing:

Michael Geist, “One of the major unanswered questions about Bill C-30, Canada’s lawful access/online surveillance bill, is who will pay for the costs associated with responding to law enforcement demands for subscriber information (‘look ups’) and installation of surveillance equipment (‘hook ups’). I recently obtained documents from Public Safety under the Access to Information Act that indicates that the government doesn’t really have its own answer. But apparently the police do. The documents indicate they proposed a new ‘public safety’ tax to be added to Internet and wireless bills.”

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