Communications Security Establishment

Foreign states turning to ‘big data’ to aid influence campaigns: intelligence official – National

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Foreign states turning to ‘big data’ to aid influence campaigns: intelligence official – National

Foreign state and non-state actors are increasingly hoovering up “big data” on Canadians to better focus their foreign influence campaigns, a senior intelligence official said Thursday. Alia Tayyeb, the deputy chief of the Communications Security Establishment (CSE), told the foreign interference inquiry that hostile intelligence agencies are gathering large amounts of data about Canadians’ personal … Read more

Canada’s spies face yet another rebuke over failure to keep judges informed – National

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Canada’s spies face yet another rebuke over failure to keep judges informed – National

Canada’s two main spy agencies were rebuked by the Federal Court on Tuesday for failing to keep judges informed on how they handle Canadians’ identifying information. The court ruling is another in a line of decisions suggesting the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) had again failed its “duty of candour” to be upfront with judges … Read more