Tag: Legislation

An article in the Washington Post states that in the US, "federal agents" are allowed to confiscate any traveler's electronic devices without any suspicion of wrongdoing, move it to a different location, keep it for any length of time and analyze, translate, or decrypt its contents and copy the contents for other agencies.

Canada is on its way to introduce the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). It is similar to NAFTA but focuses on copyright infringements and as a trade agreement, would not require parliamentary approval. Undoubtedly, this is under pressure from players like the United States.