In March of this year another series of intelligence-related issues hit Canadian headlines. The intelligence agency in question was Canada's Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC), CSEC was accused of monitoring and tracking the metadata of cell phones and other electronic devices connected via Toronto's Pearson International Airport and Wi-Fi Internet system of Vancouver International Airport. Questions regarding this activity were raised due to Edward Snowden documents released on June 5, 2013. Documents relating to this incident included a PowerPoint presentation outlining the project and its objectives. The aim of the project was, according to these documents, to "develop artefact-based techniques to develop a new needle-in-a-haystack analysis: contact chaining across air-gaps". The project attempted to track signals received over Wi-Fi networks and follow the metadata associated with these devices to see if it would be possible to track them outside the airport in bars, local hotels, Internet cafés, etc. The ultimate goal would be to be able to find a person in a city quickly and effectively. The issue and argument that emerged from each news source and expert was that CSEC's mandate explicitly states that they are not to monitor any Canadian activity; they are a SIGINT organization focused on international communications. It is therefore arguable that, by monitoring the metadata of individuals within two of Canada's largest airports, CSEC was actually monitoring Canadians as well. The other question raised in the investigation concerned the legality of monitoring this type of communication data. The CSEC responded to this question by stating that the information... in the middle of the document......the fight against privacy exists. Communications specifically relating to modern cell phones and laptops are still a gray area in many respects from a legal perspective, in this case metadata can be freely collected but detailed information such as logs or message content cannot, however, as said Ronald Deibert, director of the Canada Center for Global Security Studies argues in the CBC article that "metadata is" much more powerful than the content of communications. You can tell a lot more about people, their habits, their relationships, their friendships, even their political preferences, based on that kind of information. metadata." Until stricter parameters are established on how communications data is handled, particularly that relating to cyberspace and modern technology, intelligence agencies will continue to face issues related to privacy and combating people who they have the task of protecting..