Analysis of Bill C-22: Canada's Proposed Surveillance Backdoor Legislation
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Summary
Bill C-22 is a proposed Canadian law requiring internet companies, messaging platforms, and cloud services to build surveillance backdoors for government access to private communications and data. While the government frames this as "lawful access infrastructure," security experts warn it creates vulnerabilities that could be exploited by hackers and foreign adversaries. The article argues this legislation threatens privacy and security, citing examples of similar laws being exploited in other countries.
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Bill C-22 forces every Canadian internet provider, messaging app & cloud service to build surveillance backdoors and store a year of your data.
Foreign state hackers exploited similar legislation in the US.
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