As reported by Forbes, a part of the USA PATRIOT Act have just been struck down.
A federal judge struck down parts of the revised USA Patriot Act on Thursday, saying investigators must have a court’s approval before they can order Internet providers to turn over records without telling customers.
This is good news, if only a small small step. It does show that at least someone is still concerned about the privacy of individual citizens, and that the executive branch will not be allowed free reign in domestic and international surveillance.
Which brings us to the question, how does it affect Canadians? Well it doesn’t yet, since there is still a lot of powers for any 3 letter agency to spy on international communication, but any change for the better should be welcomed, considering that Canada rips so much of its policies off the States.