Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Hacker group Anonymous posts video demanding Vic Toews resign and scrap Bill C-30

The Internet assault on Public Safety Minister Vic Toews’ personal life and the Conservative government over its controversial Bill C-30 — which would give police much broader powers to snoop on the online communications of Canadians — appears to just be heating up.

The hacker group Anonymous has posted a YouTube video insisting the fight against Toews and the government is only just starting. The group is demanding Toews resign as minister and that the Conservatives scrap an “Internet spy bill” that only gives the government more power to snoop on its citizens.

“Anonymous will not stand for this,” the group says in the video. “We know all about you Mr. Toews, and during Operation White North, we will release what we have unless you scrap this bill. We told you to expect us. We are legion. We do not forgive. We do not forget. We are here.”

Here’s the video:



Original Article
Source: ccanada.com 
Author: Jason Feket  

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