It was left out of Canada's recent omnibus crime bill, but controversial "lawful access" legislation is still expected in the very near future. These proposed laws would make it easier for law enforcement to track and monitor your communications. Spark explores both sides of the issue: we speak with Murray Stooke, the Deputy Chief of the Calgary Police Service, as well as David Fewer, the director of CIPPIC, the Canadian Internet Police and Public Interest Clinic. (Runs 19:33)

• Calgary Police Service
• Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police
• CIPPIC
• David Fewer
• Full uncut versions of interviews with Murray Stooke and Tom Stamatakis
• Full uncut version of interview with David Fewer

With several provinces and territories heading to the polls this fall, Spark contributor Kaj Hasselriis takes a close look at the UPC codes that store all the information you mention when candidates knock on your door. How much of our personal data do parties have, and how easy is it for a volunteer to access it? (Runs 3:29)

For several years there's been a growing scene celebrating the retro aesthetic of 80s video games. Coders, programmers, and musicians from all over the world are injecting new life into the music found on old sound chips. It even has a name - chiptunes. Nora talks to Leonard Paul, an artist, video game composer, and chiptune enthusiast about our collective nostalgia for retro technologies. (Runs 8:30)

• Leonard Paul
• The music of Retro City Rampage

Hop into your Delorean and fire up the Commodore 64, because Nora speaks with Ernest Cline, the author of the new book Ready Player One. Set 30 years in the future, it tells the story of a dystopian real world, where the only escape is through OASIS, a massive online world. When the creator of OASIS dies, he leaves a quest in the game world, based on his obsession with 1980s pop culture. (Runs 13:01)

• Ernest Cline
• Ready Player One
• C'MON AND CLICK HERE TO PLAY THE SPARK 80s TECH QUIZ!

Nora comes clean about her 80's pop culture black hole, so we send her into the Spark Confession Booth to confess her sins to 80s TV icon Erica Ehm. (Runs 2:28)

• Erica Ehm
• YummyMummyClub.ca