The federal government in Canada have, if this report is to be believed, have developed a plan that "would allow government departments to immediately cancel a contract with an American firm if it hands personal information about Canadians to U.S. anti-terrorism investigators" under the requirements of the PATRIOT Act. That's a fairly bold step on the part of the Canadians to take a stand against the PATRIOT act but where does it leave the companies that get stuck in the middle? As soon as they get served with a request for data by US authorities they break the law whichever way they turn.
Thanks to Michael Geist for the link.
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