Two perspective pieces in The Vancouver Sun touch on recent developments that have implications for privacy and data protection. Bill Keay follows up on Apple's move to the iCloud. For consumers, "stepping into the cloud requires a leap of faith," Keay writes, adding that cloud servers are "a rich target for hackers." In another commentary, Ian Mulgrew discusses the impact on privacy and civil liberties of the Conservative government's "tough-on-crime" legislation, saying, "Neither the government, RCMP nor the national security agencies has provided evidence we need to allow this incredible intrusion."
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