LILLEY: On Bill C-22, Apple, Meta warn that Carney will compromise your data |
On one side, you have the lawyers and executives of every major tech company, every telecom company, every major internet provider all saying that the Carney government’s Bill C-22 goes too far. On the other side, you have Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree saying these companies just misunderstand the legislation.
Who are you going to believe in this scenario?
LILLEY: On Bill C-22, Apple, Meta warn that Carney will compromise your data Back to video
I’m not siding with Minister Anandasangaree.
Needed update to the legislation goes too far
The point of Bill C-22 is to update Canada’s legislation for the digital age. It would allow police greater access to online information with an applicable warrant from a judge or justice of the peace.
No one disagrees that Canada’s legislation needs updating and that this bill is a step in the right direction. The problem is that the bill goes too far in requiring companies to build and sustain technical capabilities to retain data on users and, according to some companies, allow “backdoor” access to user data.
In response to concerns........