Researchers determine where Canadian data transfers increase exposure to US state surveillance

Researchers at the University of Toronto announced today that IXmaps, a visual, interactive database of Internet traffic routes, is now live. The tool, funded by the .CA Community Investment Program, helps Canadians understand how their Internet traffic moves, and how certain traffic routes (known as 'boomerang routes') move data through the United States and into the jurisdiction of the U.S. National Security Agency before returning to Canada.

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