Canada’s Bill C-22: Why Signal, Apple, and top VPNs are fighting the 'surveillance' law
Tech giants are pushing back against Canada's Bill C-22, with many companies raising the alarm over the cybersecurity and privacy risks that new obligations will pose.
Encrypted messaging app Signal and Windscribe VPN went as far as to vow to leave the country if it becomes law.
The government appears to be listening to these concerns and has agreed to clarify contentious points around encryption and metadata. However, Canada's Minister of Public Safety, Gary Anandasangaree, remains firm that tech companies are "misinterpreting" the bill.
In a statement to TechRadar, the ministry "categorically rejects" claims that Bill C-22 would enable surveillance, arguing that the provisions are meant to "modernize" lawful access to data in line with similar requirements existing in other G7 countries.
"For international companies, to claim that Bill C-22 would somehow undermine their ability to offer robust privacy and security features is simply misleading," Simon Lafortune, Deputy...
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