00:00:00.200Canada's own military intelligence warned that digital IDs, facial recognition, and digital currencies could become an authoritarian toolkit.
00:00:08.640This is from a 2024 Canadian Forces intelligence document obtained by Juno News after a very lengthy access to information process.
00:00:17.680The request was filed more than a year ago and sought 12 records, but only one has been disclosed.
00:00:22.680Much of the material was initially considered too sensitive, with the intelligence assessment
00:00:27.560itself marked top secret, Canadian eyes only, and significant portions remain withheld for
00:00:33.400national security reasons. The report looked at how countries like China and Russia use digital
00:00:38.440technology to monitor people, restrict their behavior, and strengthen government control.
00:00:43.560It describes how things, some of which you're already familiar with, like QR codes, digital
00:00:48.280passports, license plates, and facial recognition can be used to control individual behavior by
00:00:54.220limiting access to banking services, use of CBDC to control or limit transactions or physical
00:01:00.800movement controls. Now I found this part really interesting. The report said that a monitored
00:01:06.040population may start limiting its own speech because people know authorities can monitor their
00:01:12.320communications. And then it makes this really blunt statement, the most effective form of censorship
00:01:17.500is self-censorship. This document is crazy. You guys can actually read it yourself by
00:01:23.300visiting our article and subscribing to Juno News. As well, what do you make of this?