The Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC) complex is pictured in Ottawa on Oct. 15, 2013. Canada’s secret eavesdropping agency says it gathers and sometimes keeps personal information as part of efforts to protect vital networks from cyberattacks. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
The federal intelligence commissioner, who approves or denies key national security activities, issued 14 decisions last year—the most in any single year since the position was created.
In his annual report made public Monday, intelligence commissioner Simon Noel says new issues continue to emerge concerning the activities of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and the Communications Security Establishment, Canada’s cyberspy agency.
