Rebekah San Luis

Safety in surveillance

In June 2013, former American National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden exposed a series of government-led, top-secret surveillance programs that collected data and supposedly breached the privacy of unaware American citizens. This led to a public outcry, and increased scrutiny of the government of the United States and its allies. In response, the Canadian public soon learned that the Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC), and the more commonly known Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), might similarly be able to monitor phone conversations and collect data as an act of public surveillance on Canadians. These warranted but discreet programs are protected…

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