NDP post confirms their opposition to invasive online spying bills

The NDP published a blog post today condemning proposed online spying legislation -- known as "Lawful Access" bills C-50, C-51, and C-52. The stated NDP position supports that of over 41,000 people from pro-Internet community, who have signed a petition against the bills at http://www.StopSpying.ca

The post, which appears on NDP Ethics, Privacy, and Digital Issues Spokesman, Charlie Angus', website, begins: "If the Conservatives get their way, police will be soon be able to track every e-mail sent, every website visited and every comment left on Facebook - all without warrants or judicial review."

We at OpenMedia.ca have also taken the position that these bills are poorly thought out: they allow surveillance that is warrantless, invasive, and costly, which is antithetical to an open, affordable Internet.

This update from the NDP comes only weeks after Angus and NDP Public Safety Critic, Jasbir Sandhu, sent their thoughts on the issue to Public Safety Minister Vic Toews.

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Sign the petition to Stop Online Spying HERE, and learn more in our Resources section HERE.

Read the full NDP post, NDP Warns Against Conservatives' Snooping Law, HERE.