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Vaccination Status None of Court’s Business says BC Justice Geoffrey Gomery

Published August 12, 2021 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Privacy Rights


Vaccination Status None of Court’s Business says BC Justice Geoffrey Gomery

On August 8, 2021, BC Supreme Court Justice Geoffrey B. Gomery slammed the door on violating an individual’s right to medical privacy. “There is no good reason to ask the question and I therefore declined to put it to panellists,” Justice Gomery ruled. A Crown prosecutor wanted Justice Gomery to exclude any potential jurors who were not vaccinated or who refused to allow … [Read more...]

Singapore Police can now access data from Singapore’s TraceTogether COVID Contact Tracing App

Published January 13, 2021 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Privacy Rights


Singapore Police Granted Access to Singapore’s TraceTogether COVID Contact Tracing App Data

On January 4, 2021, Desmond Tan, Minister of State for Home Affairs, revealed that contact tracing data from TraceTogether, Singapore’s COVID Contact Tracing App, is available to police. (YouTube video) The Singapore Police Force (SPF) is empowered under the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) to obtain any data, and that includes the TraceTogether data, for criminal … [Read more...]

Portland’s Nightly Riots and its Ban on Facial Recognition Tech

Published October 2, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Politics, Privacy Rights, Rights, Social Justice


Portland’s Nightly Riots and the Ban on Facial Recognition

In Portland, Oregon, George Floyd’s death at the hands of police sparked riots, arson and looting, just as it did all across America. Portland’s riots, generously called “public demonstrations” by woke media outlets and woke politicians alike, take place nightly and have for the past 120 days. Some “protesters” say the riots will continue every night until the U.S. … [Read more...]

Snowden Exonerated: US Court of Appeals Rules NSA Mass Surveillance Illegal

Published September 2, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Courts, Privacy Rights, Rights


Snowden Exonerated US Court of Appeals Rules NSA Mass Surveillance was Illegal

On September 2, 2020, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth District, in United States v. Moalin,  said the NSA's mass surveillance program outed by whistleblower Edward Snowden in 2013 was illegal. We conclude that the government may have violated the Fourth Amendment and did violate the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (“FISA”) when it collected the telephony metadata … [Read more...]

Text Message Privacy: Did the Supreme Court Get It Right?

Published August 19, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Abuse of Police Authority, Courts, Privacy Rights, Rights, Unreasonable Search and Seizure


Text Message Privacy: Did the Supreme Court Get It Right?

On March 27, 2010, the Owen Sound Police Service obtained a general warrant under s. 487.01 and an assistance order under s. 487.02 of the Criminal Code. The warrant named two Telus wireless subscribers and required the telecom giant to provide the Owen Sound Police Service with copies of any text messages stored on Telus’ computer database that were sent or received by … [Read more...]

Why do Criminals Go Free When Police Screw Up?

Published July 7, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Constitutional Violations, Courts, Crime, Firearm Prohibition Orders, Guns, Privacy Rights, Rights, Unreasonable Search and Seizure


Why do Criminals Go Free When Police Screw Up?

In response to my Friday column Cops Screw Up: Drug Dealer Jermaine Barrows-Taylor Escapes Illegal Handgun Conviction, one reader shared his frustration with this case specifically, as well as these types of cases in general. I do not understand why police screwups result in criminals going free. If police illegally search a vehicle and find a body, does the driver get a … [Read more...]

Revenge Porn: Former RCMP officer pleads guilty

Published June 30, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Privacy Rights, RCMP Hall of Shame


Revenge Porn: Former RCMP officer pleads guilty

Unfortunately, the identity of the latest entrant into the RCMP’s Hall of Shame cannot be named due to a publication ban imposed to protect the identity of the victim, also an RCMP member.   Here's what we know or can glean from the few news reports available. At the time of the offence, specifically publishing an intimate image without consent, violating … [Read more...]

DNA Databases, Privacy Rights and Law Enforcement

Published June 26, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Privacy Rights, Rights


DNA Databases, Privacy Rights and Law Enforcement

You've probably seen the ads for Ancestry.com's DNA testing. Their pitch, if you're even slightly curious about your own family history, is compelling: Uncover your ethnic mix, discover distant relatives, and find new details about your unique family history with AncestryDNA®. How do you refuse that premise? My own son-in-law used 23andMe to test his DNA to see if he could … [Read more...]

Rachel Small: RCMP Due Diligence or Violation of Privacy?

Published February 20, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Police, Police Misconduct, Privacy Rights, Rights


Rachel Small RCMP Due Diligence or Invasion of Privacy?

Did you know the RCMP has a Tactical Internet Intelligence Unit? Or that this unit may scour social media looking for information about you? Neither did Rachel Small, a political activist from Toronto, until a Canadian Press reporter gave her a copy of the RCMP's 6-page report on her. "I found it kind of creepy and unsettling because of the way that they were compiling … [Read more...]

Apple Violates Your Privacy Rights Again

Published February 11, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Privacy Rights, Rights


[Update 2020-20-11 22:10 hrs: Added info about Apple suspending its "grading" program and updated links to sources.] "Siri, violate my privacy..." You don't expect your phone or tablet to spy on you. Last year news broke that Siri, Apple's virtual assistant, sends audio of sexual encounters and other private moments recorded without users’ knowledge to human ‘graders’ for … [Read more...]

Washington DC Judge Shuts Down US DOJ Fishing Expedition

Published October 13, 2017 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Freedom of Speech, Privacy Rights


Cops love vaguely-worded search warrants with a wide-open net. Why they love them is no secret. These kinds of search warrants are fishing expeditions. These search warrants are massive gill nets tossed into the ocean of humanity in search of a crime to prosecute. They don't even care which crime. Any crime will do. That's the type of broad warrant the US Department of … [Read more...]

4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Denies Your Right to Privacy

Published June 1, 2016 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Privacy Rights, Rights, Warrantless Searches


I'm forever baffled by morons wearing robes who believe violating our Right to Privacy is perfectly okay.  The latest morons in black robes to defecate on our rights is the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia. These robed dipshits ruled, by a vote of 12-3, that police do NOT require a warrant to access your cell phone's location data.  Wireless companies, … [Read more...]

Salt Lake City Park Apartments Demands Tenants Like them on Facebook or face Eviction

Published June 1, 2016 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Privacy Rights, Rights


It's one of the more bizarre violations of our Right to Privacy I've ever come across: "friend" your apartment building's Facebook page or be found in breach of your rental agreement. That could mean eviction for those who refuse to "like" their apartment building on the social media platform within the 5-day window provided for in the contract. What is even more bizarre … [Read more...]

Got a password-protected Smartphone? At the Border you still kiss your Right to Privacy Away

Published March 7, 2015 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Privacy Rights


We Canadians like to believe we have rights. We like to believe those rights are protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. We are fools. Our government moves to strip us of our rights every day. The latest abuse of power stripping us of our Right to Privacy comes to us courtesy of the Canadian Border Services Agency, who can now demand the password for … [Read more...]

Julie Bosman – The Epitome of Hypocrite and “Stupid Little Bitch”

Published November 29, 2014 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Privacy Rights


For those who don't know, Julie Bosman is a journalist who works for the New York Times. That's the title the New York Times gives her, anyway. I call her an irresponsible and hypocritical little bitch who felt it was her absolute right to violate the privacy of Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson. Officer Darren Wilson hit the national stage when he shot and killed … [Read more...]

Why do American Doctors want to know if Patients own Firearms?

Published November 15, 2014 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Gun Politics, Privacy Rights, Rights


Why do American family physicians want to know if their patients own Firearms before treating them for [insert medical issue here]? The only doctor who will ask you about gun ownership before treating you is a doctor who hates guns. Any doctor who hunts or target shoots or believes in your Right to Self-Defense isn’t going to ask the question. He won’t care. It’s only … [Read more...]

Our Right to Privacy vs Police Need to Investigate Crime – Who Wins?

Published November 13, 2014 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Privacy Rights


Police want easy access to personal information, generally with the assurance that they will not misuse the data they collect. The trouble is they almost always misuse the data, or if that statement seems too unfair, they often use it in ways never intended and they said they would never do. Take the testimony of Scott Naylor of the Ontario Provincial Police before the … [Read more...]

EFF Report- Who is Protecting Your Data from Government Requests?

Published May 26, 2014 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Big Brother, Privacy Rights, Rights, Warrantless Searches


The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) constantly fights for our right to privacy on the Internet. It's an organization every single person who values privacy ought to support financially, as they are continually beating back Leviathan when it comes to issues of personal privacy online. In this fourth-annual report, EFF examines the publicly-available policies of major … [Read more...]

Bill C-13 is Conservative Government’s Attempt to Police Internet

Published April 2, 2014 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Big Brother, Privacy Rights, Rights


Bill C-13 - dubbed the “Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act” is really an attempt by our so-called Conservative government to re-introduce measures from their failed Bill C-30, "Protecting Children from Internet Predators Act". You remember that one, right? That’s the bill where then-Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said you either sided with the government (and … [Read more...]

CSIS Does “End-Run” Around Privacy Law to Spy on Canadians Abroad

Published December 13, 2013 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Bureaucratic Incompetence, Courts, Police Misconduct, Privacy Rights, Rights, Warrantless Searches


It’s as horrifying as it is becoming routine: Canadian police agencies lying to Judges in Court so they can keep violating the law they are supposed to uphold.  This time is the Canadian spy agency CSIS that’s caught in the spotlight. Judge Richard Mosley wasn’t pleased when he discovered CSIS and the Communication Security Establishment of Canada (CSEC) lied to him.  Both … [Read more...]

Is an Encrypted Social Network Possible? Three Montreal Computer Students Say Yes

Published December 12, 2013 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Freedom of Speech, Privacy Rights, Rights


Syme brings privacy to your group conversations by encrypting everything you share. With the look of Google Plus and Facebook-like elements, a new social network named "Syme" feels as cozy as a well-worn shoe. But beneath the familiar veneer, it's quite different. Syme encrypts all content, such as status updates, photos and files, so that only people invited to a group can … [Read more...]

Heading to the US? Be Warned: Canadian Government Discloses Personal Medical Records to Americans

Published December 9, 2013 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Big Brother, Bureaucratic Incompetence, Privacy Rights


Is it unreasonable to think your personal, private medical records would remain, well, private? No, it is not. The Canadian Government, however, is not acting reasonably, as one unfortunate woman discovered as she tried to visit the United States to attend a March of Dimes cruise. Ellen Richardson, a 50-year-old disabled woman, was refused entry into the United States by the … [Read more...]

Time for Canada to Pull Out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership

Published December 3, 2013 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Freedom of Speech, Guns, Privacy Rights


I’ve written about the Trans-Pacific Partnership recently and it’s destructive effect just on our Right to Privacy. That is not the only right this agreement would trample on. When even the Left-Wing Idealogues like those at the Huffington Post are against the Trans-Pacific Partnership you know it must be bad! Please visit the Electronic Frontier Foundation for a detailed … [Read more...]

NFA Membership List Exposed on the Internet — Personal Information Privacy is a Corporate Responsibility

Published September 22, 2013 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Privacy Rights, Rights


Guarding personal information is a corporate responsibility and one that must be taken seriously by both individuals and the companies they do business with.  This fiduciary duty was, unfortunately, broken by Canada’s National Firearm Association on their website, NFA.ca. The news broke on the Canadian Gun Nutz forum on September 22, 2013 at 02:23 AM in a post titled … [Read more...]

High River RCMP Looters are CRIMINALS and must be treated as such IMMEDIATELY

Published June 28, 2013 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Abuse of Police Authority, Abuse of Trust, Courts, Police, Police Misconduct, Privacy Rights, Property Rights, Rights, Warrantless Searches


  RCMP members and commanders in High River, Alberta, are the worst kind of criminals imaginable.  They lay in wait for you until you are at your most vulnerable before they rape and pillage your belongings and then demand YOU pick up the tab for their thievery and destruction. Sounds harsh, doesn't it. It is. The more articles I read describing what these RCMP … [Read more...]

RCMP Violates Property Rights of High River Flood Victims, Searches Homes and Seizes Their Firearms Without Warrant

Published June 27, 2013 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Abuse of Police Authority, Abuse of Trust, Charter of Rights and Freedoms Breaches, Police, Police Misconduct, Privacy Rights, Property Rights, Rights, Warrantless Searches


It’s a story we’ve seen too many times before... the RCMP willingly and completely without legal justification searches homes without a warrant and seizes firearms “for the public good”.  No crime is alleged or presumed, just the same tired old mantra “Guns Are Bad” and therefore must be seized.  Illegally, I might add. High River Alberta's flood victims are victimized … [Read more...]

Google a Defender of Personal Privacy Against Warrantless FBI Searches?

Published June 6, 2013 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Privacy Rights, Rights, Warrantless Searches


Say what you like about search engine giant Google, at least in this case they are on the side of we mere citizens as they stand up against US federal government warrantless demands for user information. Using a law that is almost definitely unconstitutional, the FBI regularly demands ISPs and other internet companies hand over user information without a warrant using … [Read more...]

Texas Protects Privacy of Texans’ Email from the prying eyes of the State

Published June 2, 2013 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Common Sense, Privacy Rights, Rights


The Texas State Legislature sent HB 2268 to Governor Rick Perry’s desk on Tuesday, May 28, 2012.  The bill is designed to protect citizens Right to Privacy by requiring all state law enforcement agencies to get a warrant for all emails, no matter how old those emails are. That’s a big difference from current US federal legislation.  The Electronic Communications Privacy Act … [Read more...]

Is Every Phone Call You Make Recorded Without Your Knowledge or Consent?

Published May 27, 2013 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Constitutional Violations, Courts, Guns, Privacy Rights, Rights, Warrantless Searches


Constitutions, Charters of Rights and Freedoms, and Bills of Rights mean something under one and only one condition: when those in power choose to follow them. There is not a government in the world that actually respects the documents created by those who founded those nations.  Here in Canada, the ink wasn't dry on the Trudeaupian Nightmare, our Charter of Rights and … [Read more...]

US Department of Justice: We don’t need no stinking warrants

Published May 14, 2013 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Big Brother, Privacy Rights, Rights, Warrantless Searches


US Department of Justice says, “We don’t need no stinking warrants.” It’s always reassuring when the minions of the state do precisely the opposite of what they ought.  Instead of protecting and defending the rights of we “mere citizens” they violate those rights instead. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) obtained a copy of an FBI investigation manual which The … [Read more...]

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