Civil liberties group seeks to have parts of online surveillance law struck down:
A national civil liberties group is challenging the constitutionality of a federal privacy law that allows Internet providers and other firms to disclose personal information to the government without a warrant.
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The association is joined in the court action by researcher Christopher Parsons, who has helped lead an effort to ask Canadian telecommunication companies when and how they hand customer information to police and security agencies.
The association says the consequences of allowing government to have and share personal information without the person’s knowledge or consent can be very serious and violate fundamental constitutional rights.
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