CSIS commits to ‘ongoing review’ after critical watchdog report on spy tech
CSIS commits to ‘ongoing review’ after critical watchdog report on spy tech
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service says it’s committed to “ongoing review and improvement” of its use of new technologies following a critical spy watchdog report.
The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency said in a report made public this week that CSIS lacked “adequate policies and procedures” to manage a confidential technical means of collecting information.
The review agency said the spy service mischaracterized a novel technology as an extension of existing know-how. It also said CSIS used the technical capability before satisfying all regulatory requirements.
The Canadian Press obtained a heavily redacted version of the intelligence review agency’s top secret report through the Access to Information Act.
The review agency report said until CSIS’s organizational culture shifts from a narrow focus on data collection — under a court warrant or otherwise — to sound stewardship of data at every step, the spy service will continue to be at risk of non-compliance with the law and ministerial direction.
Details of the novel technology — and how CSIS used it — were stripped from the report, which included several recommendations.
CSIS said Wednesday it accepts some of the review agency’s findings and recommendations, while it disagrees with some others.
CSIS rejected the watchdog’s assessment that the new technology amounted to a significant expansion of collection capabilities and operational risks. CSIS also disagreed with the watchdog’s finding that it kept collected information without clearly spelling out its authority for doing so.
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