The Privacy Bill is Fine. The Machine Around It Is Not.

It would be convenient if Bill C-36 were obviously bad. It would be much easier to write about it if it were a stupid bill. It would be much easier if it were the sort of thing you could point at, sigh, and say, "well, there it is, the government has once again decided the internet is a machine for doing crimes and the solution is a registry, a regulator, and a prayer." But that is not really what…