OTTAWA — Canada's military spies can collect and share information about Canadian citizens — including material gathered by chance — as long as it supports a legitimate investigation, says a newly disclosed federal directive.
The prospect of defence-intelligence agents having personal data about Canadians worries civil-liberties advocates because it is unclear just how much is collected incidentally from the vast reaches of cyberspace.
The Canadian Press recently obtained a copy of the eight-page, August 2018 directive, "Guidance on the Collection of Canadian Citizen Information," through the Access to Information Act.
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Update #1: Canada’s armed forces spies can in finding, portion information on Canadians, directive says | CBC News (The Cells)
Update #2: Directive Reveals Canada’s Military Spies May Gather Data on Country's Citizens - Report (Sputnik)
WNU Editor: What I do not like about this report is the admission that is very little oversight on what Canada's military spies are doing, and who are they sharing this information with.
