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Big brother is watching you.... Shocked

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/print/CTVNews/20070912/spying_background_070912/20070912/?hub=Specials&subhub=PrintStory

Law enforcement agencies already have the means to track the online activities of suspicious Internet Protocol addresses - in fact, many talented hackers can do the same thing -- but what authorities lack is a fast and legal method of attaching a name to those IP numbers.

That could change, if Public Safety Canada and Industry Canada move forward on plans for new legislation that would require telecommunications providers to give up private information about their clients, on demand.

Rather than having to go to a judge for a search warrant, police and other authorities could instead issue what's called in Europe a "Production Order" -- a request for information that would help speed up investigations.