CSIS May Have Breached Privacy Law When Collecting Geolocation Data, New Report Says

CSIS May Have Breached Privacy Law When Collecting Geolocation Data, New Report Says
A sign for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service building is shown in Ottawa, Canada, on May 14, 2013. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
Andrew Chen
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A new report says the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) may have violated a privacy law when it used new technology to pinpoint people’s geolocations without a warrant.

The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA) presented its first annual report on the Security of Canada Information Disclosure Act (SCIDA) to Parliament on Dec. 11.