Canadians overwhelmingly support encryption and reject expanded government access to private messages. New research by CDT finds deep public concern with key surveillance powers proposed in Bill C-22, including risks to privacy, free expression, and online security.
The Canadian Parliament is moving rapidly to vote on Bill C-22, An Act respecting lawful access, which would dramatically expand government surveillance powers. The bill includes provisions that threaten end-to-end encryption by enabling authorities to secretly compel technology companies to provide access to their users’ private communications. Proponents of the legislation have suggested that such […]
