Canada is thinking of joining other nations (including the U.S.) in taking Draconian measures to prevent piracy. The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), would give border guards the ability to check laptops, iPods and even cellular phones for content that infringes on copyright laws, such as ripped CDs and movies.
This is without a warrant or a court order, of course.
ACTA also proposes forcing internet service providers to hand over personal information pertaining to "claimed infringement" or "alleged infringers" of copyrights. Again, without a warrant.
The agreement would create a governing and enforcement body separate from other international organizations like the World Trade Organization and the United Nations.
Canada.com: Copyright deal could toughen rules governing info on iPods, computers
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this is some lameness right here
F- off!
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If it was illegal for border guards to search vehicles and contents, the US would be 50% illegal immigrant and have a raging drug and arms problem. Well, it's almost that way anyway, but...still.
Wake up people. you liberties are being taken away by goverment...
F- you! don't call Canada retarded. The only reason our government would do this is because of the pressure your government put on us. Up to now, none of that stuff was illegal here. There is no such thing as illegal satellite, we could copy CD's and movies as much as we liked. So go to hell. Don't call us retarded and back it up by saying your country is too lazy to clean up after a hurricane. That's retarded!
god. we are a doomed people.