Mark Collins – Canadian SIGINT: “CSE: What do we know? What do we need to know?”

Excerpts from the start and end of a post at Bill Robinson’s essential Lux Ex Umbra blog: A summary version of the presentation I made at the  Sécurité internationale, sécurité intérieure: co…

Source: Mark Collins – Canadian SIGINT: “CSE: What do we know? What do we need to know?”

Mark Collins – Counter-Terrorism: CSIS’ New C-51 Powers Not So Threatening in Practice

The civil liberties sky has not fallen–and surely will not under the Liberal government: John Ivison: Fear of oppressive surveillance by spy agencies under Tories’ anti-terror legislation unf…

Source: Mark Collins – Counter-Terrorism: CSIS’ New C-51 Powers Not So Threatening in Practice

Mark Collins – Australia: Dangerous Terrorists? Just Keep’em Locked Up

Whilst many Canadians are worried about our recent anti-terrorism law, C-51 (text here); they play hard-nosed Down Under: Terrified of terror, Australia plans indefinite detention even after senten…

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Mark Collins – UK Security Services’ Successful Bulk Data Collection; Need More Powers (Canada?)

The British government is not shying away from doing what it considers necessary to fight terrorism (the SIGINT agency GCHQ mentioned later in the quote): Revealed: How MI5 and MI6 used powers to s…

Source: Mark Collins – UK Security Services’ Successful Bulk Data Collection; Need More Powers (Canada?)

Mark Collins – The Life and Mind of Dead Canadian ISIS Jihadi Aaron Driver

The start of a major article by a real Canadian expert (more here) on Islamist radicalization who knew the young man quite well: What Aaron told me: An expert on extremism shares his conversations …

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Mark Collins – Legislation Coming: Canadian Parliamentary Committee for Intelligence/Security Review (military included?)

Further to these posts, New Liberal Government on Parliamentarians and Security/Intelligence–Could be Worse Not Much Noticed: Canadian Forces Intelligence Command (plus HUMINT) one wonders whether …

Source: Mark Collins – Legislation Coming: Canadian Parliamentary Committee for Intelligence/Security Review (military included?)

Mark Collins – Canadian Security/Intelligence Agencies Stressed

Source: Mark Collins – Canadian Security/Intelligence Agencies Stressed

Mark Collins – British Parliamentary Intelligence and Security Review Committee Shows Some Teeth (cf. Canada)

Source: Mark Collins – British Parliamentary Intelligence and Security Review Committee Shows Some Teeth (cf. Canada)