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Canada: Internet Monitoring Leads to Terror Arrests

Michael Geist writes on his Law Bytes blog:

This weekend's arrest of 17 people in Toronto on terrorism-related arrests have generated significant worldwide attention.

Not to be overlooked are the reports that Internet monitoring played a key role in the investigation.

According to the Toronto Star "when CSIS began monitoring the sites allegedly used by some of the 17 men and youths arrested on terrorism-related charges in a sweeping series of raids across the GTA Friday evening, the Canadian spy agency heard enough to remain interested, and increased surveillance of the group. While CSIS and police typically won't talk about their operational methods, the available techniques range from monitoring electronic communications, from cell phones and landlines to emails and computers, to physically following persons of interest as they move about and talk to others."

posted by Fergie @ 6/04/2006 10:55:00 PM