Canada wants it to be easier to snoop on net users

An anonymous reader writes: A bill being considered by the Canadian federal parliament includes two clauses specifically to reduce the 'due process' imposed when the police need information from ISPs.

Under the proposed bill, law enforcement officers will not require a warrant to acquire information about internet subscribers from Canadian ISPs.

Sophos security expert Paul Ducklin has criticised the bill saying that it "doesn't even seem to propose that the requests be based on any sort of specific identifier, such as a name or an email address."

"This suggests, in the worst case, that an ISP might be compelled simply to hand over information about all subscribers. No warrant needed, and thus no proactive oversight by the judiciary."