Comments on: Canadian privacy

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 02:00:35 +0000

I’m curious: When you write to your elected representatives, what type of response do you get? I write often to my Canadian federal member of parliament, and have gotten to know each other. He recognizes me and we can share quick policy updates whenever we happen to bump into each other.

If you don’t write your elected representatives, then do you support some sort of mind reading devices to allow them to know what you think? Democracy is not something that happens at elections, it is what happens between elections. If you don’t feel the person in your riding is capable of representing you, then work for the candidacy of someone who you think can.

At the very least write letters in email and snail-mail (more effective), and if possible set up meetings.

I think governments are currently weak because of the lack of involvement of average citizens. Far too many like to complain about what happens, but are unwilling to get off the couch and do anything about it.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 23:09:58 +0000

It is a shame, but this is the way just about every country of the world is going – the way of the police state. As people become more awar and more empowered, the government-cartel alliance seek to quash anything that stand in their way of control. Hackers who expand the capability of cartel produced products are branded as criminals and terrorists. This trend will continue until the people in the world start working to bankrupt the cartels and starve the governments. Once governments are weakened, then and only then can they be forced to rightfully rule for the benefit of the people.

This type of forced surveillance is easily defeated even if the governments are merely trying to keep track of the source and destination of Internet traffic. The way to do it is to build our own network and do not invite government or big business to join.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 22:51:40 +0000

Jose, a friend and University Mediacal School professor traveled widely because his son was an airline pilot that gave him heavily discounted tickets. As a result, Jose and wife went to Russia before the downfall of communism.

Years later, when our Police was forced to give the data folders to those that it suspected of having bad ideologies, there was a document in my friend’s folder. It was written by another professor who was spying on his fellow proffessor. The report said that my friend went to Russia, and must therefore be a dangerous communist.

Well, so much for political freedom and democracy in Puerto Rico.

Of course we know that in the FBI and the Amercan Senate (remember MacCarthy) did the same thing here and elsewhere.

Canada may be going in the same direction too. Watch out!

Rafael Venegas
http://www.gvenegs.com