Traffic analysis, which takes information about contacts between individuals or organisations and turns it into patterns of communication, is an important tool for law enforcement. Without regulation or oversight, however, the use of traffic analysis can eat into the individual rights such as freedom of association and the right to privacy. For firms, traffic analysis can expose sensitive commercial information. Either way, leaving it out of the bill is a serious omission. The government says its goal is to create a climate that is favourable for e-commerce.
Debates continue in the standing committee, and a number of amendments have been tabled.
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