Re: [ga] Is Internet privacy dying or dead in Canada: Canadian Judge Orders Disclosure of Anonymous Posters

[Hugh Dierker <hdierker2204@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jeff,
 
It seems like this is exactly the way it is supposed to work. LEAs or similar 
request through a Judge -- and the judge can order.  This is not new and not 
special to the Internet.
I remember our Mounties on the Whois WG wanting it easier but that seems not 
likely. If I recall they were happy as long as the rules remained the same.

--- On Thu, 4/15/10, Jeffrey A. Williams <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


From: Jeffrey A. Williams <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [ga] Is Internet privacy dying or dead in Canada: Canadian Judge 
Orders Disclosure of Anonymous Posters
To: schneier@xxxxxxxxxxxx, John.D.Gregory@xxxxxxxxxx, lauren@xxxxxxxx, 
mgeist@xxxxxxxxx, ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: benl@xxxxxxxxxx, cstamer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, eddan@xxxxxxx, 
cogitoergosum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, ssene@xxxxxxxxxxxx, ehale2@xxxxxxx, 
milone@xxxxxxxxxxxx, lehto.paul@xxxxxxxxx, michael.davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, 
monitor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, vint@xxxxxxxxxx, wendy@xxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010, 11:44 AM



All,

  The subject question begs an answer...  Or are Firefighters
in Canada getting special recognition and/or consideration?

See:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/04/14/1746232/Canadian-Judge-Orders-Disclosure-of-Anonymo

"The Globe and Mail is reporting that Google and a
newspaper called http://www.thecoast.ca/
The Coast  
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/judge-says-paper-must-reveal-details-about-online-commenters/article1534211/
must disclose all information they have about the identity of individuals 
who posted anonymous comments online about top firefighters in Halifax. 
The 
http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/black-firefighters-file-human-rights-complaint/Content?oid=1101991
story in question is titled 'Black firefighters file human rights complaint,' 
and there are some heated opinions in the comments."

Regards,

Jeffrey A. Williams
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