Federal Court Judge Simon Noel said CSIS secretly set up a special data analysis centre in 2006 to help track potential terrorism suspects. The agency stored electronic information from people not linked to particular threats, which is referred to as associated data. "CSIS has a limited mandate which does not permit the retention of associated data ... as it has done so since 2006. Noting that judges had twice previously concluded the agency improperly obscured details of its operations, Noel suggested CSIS could be charged with contempt of court. Most Canadian security agencies have small individual review bodies, which OpenMedia and others complain are impotent and can only look at old cases.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 03, 2016 23:41 UTC