OTTAWA — For the first time, a Federal Court judge has authorized Canada’s intelligence service to hack into privately owned routers, servers and household internet devices across the country and disarm the malicious software that conscripts them into foreign botnets — virtual armies implanted by hostile states to act as trojan horses, attacking critical Canadian infrastructure from within Canadian homes — a power the court itself acknowledged would otherwise be a crime.
"By routing through hijacked Canadian devices, a hostile state can appear to be a legitimate connection — a service provider’s customer, an employee working from home — while probing critical infrastructure, military networks and government systems. The compromised devices become covert entry points, and the victimized owner can be made to look responsible for attacks they never launched. The court identified the energy sector among the targets, and warned that without the warrant the adversaries could direct their botnets to probe and potentially disrupt Canadian infrastructure."
Gggeeezzzz bad enough on the security issue.. but I’m astounded that CISC must seek authorization from …. A N Y… court to do its job of national security. When in hell did wasthis restriction placed on CSIS?
A little history is in order here.
The RCMP at one time…. had a “clock and dagger” plain closed unit… we called it “S and I” (Security and Intelligence) That was until the MacDonald Commission. It was decided that it didn’t look good for the federal police to…… ahem…..break the law …..to do its work.
CSIS originally consisted of RCMP members that “crossed the floor” to work for CSIS. A very good friend of mine that was in the RCMP at the time,….helped set up CSIS. So… folks…. you decide if the purpose of CSIS was to allow its members to “do its job”….WITHOUT having the OK from any judge/judges or courts? CSIS is the equivalent to the USA CIA….and I’m sure they are not restricted by judges/courts.
Let me cut to the chase here. The Canadian Justice system is the joke it is today BECAUSE of “the wise men” of these courts. Hey… read the book…”Contempt of Court” written by Carsten Stroud.
To think our CSIS is now at the mercy of the courts is alarming.
And now Melanie Joly is in China inviting Chinese EV mfrs to build 200,000+ vehicles in Canada!
Mobile Chinese intelligence tracking bots.
The liberal cult self destructing.
Yes, Joly continues to do what the playbook suggests the special business support group would like to see https://www.thebureau.news/p/the-power-behind-melanie-jolys-bow
Thank you for the Link!
I believe this whole effort will fail from a business perspective sinking Power Corp and other entities linked to Chinese businesses.
The US will go to war with China blowing up any business efforts in Canada.
"By routing through hijacked Canadian devices, a hostile state can appear to be a legitimate connection — a service provider’s customer, an employee working from home — while probing critical infrastructure, military networks and government systems. The compromised devices become covert entry points, and the victimized owner can be made to look responsible for attacks they never launched. The court identified the energy sector among the targets, and warned that without the warrant the adversaries could direct their botnets to probe and potentially disrupt Canadian infrastructure."
Gggeeezzzz bad enough on the security issue.. but I’m astounded that CISC must seek authorization from …. A N Y… court to do its job of national security. When in hell did wasthis restriction placed on CSIS?
A little history is in order here.
The RCMP at one time…. had a “clock and dagger” plain closed unit… we called it “S and I” (Security and Intelligence) That was until the MacDonald Commission. It was decided that it didn’t look good for the federal police to…… ahem…..break the law …..to do its work.
CSIS originally consisted of RCMP members that “crossed the floor” to work for CSIS. A very good friend of mine that was in the RCMP at the time,….helped set up CSIS. So… folks…. you decide if the purpose of CSIS was to allow its members to “do its job”….WITHOUT having the OK from any judge/judges or courts? CSIS is the equivalent to the USA CIA….and I’m sure they are not restricted by judges/courts.
Let me cut to the chase here. The Canadian Justice system is the joke it is today BECAUSE of “the wise men” of these courts. Hey… read the book…”Contempt of Court” written by Carsten Stroud.
To think our CSIS is now at the mercy of the courts is alarming.
We’re screwed