“Every agency requesting information on our data should be required to get judicial authorization before emergency access powers are invoked.”
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“Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree said the reforms in the bill will bring the country’s lawful access laws up to date, which he said are currently “woefully behind” Canada’s allies.
It will allow security services to compel telecoms like Bell and Rogers to provide them with a yes or no answer when asked if a suspected criminal uses their services.
If police want to get more information, such as a suspect’s email address, phone number or home address, they must convince a court that a crime has taken place, or will take place, in order to get a warrant.”
Bill C-22 will allow the government to require every cell phone provider to track your metadata and record the information for a year. That will include location data, which effectively puts every Canadian with a cell phone on 24/7 surveillance. While the government requires a warrant to actually pull the information, it means that it must be collected and ready to be served up to them.
It also allows the government to require every encryption provider to build a backdoor into their products to allow the police to gain entry when/if they want.
(Of course, these backdoors will be exploited by criminals too).
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This sums it up nicely;
“Every agency requesting information on our data should be required to get judicial authorization before emergency access powers are invoked.”
“Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree said the reforms in the bill will bring the country’s lawful access laws up to date, which he said are currently “woefully behind” Canada’s allies.
It will allow security services to compel telecoms like Bell and Rogers to provide them with a yes or no answer when asked if a suspected criminal uses their services.
If police want to get more information, such as a suspect’s email address, phone number or home address, they must convince a court that a crime has taken place, or will take place, in order to get a warrant.”
[New lawful access bill would give police, CSIS more powers to track suspects online Bill C-22 is latest attempt at expanding access after critics said C-2 went too far](https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/lawfull-access-legislation-liberal-9.7125891)
Bill C-22 will allow the government to require every cell phone provider to track your metadata and record the information for a year. That will include location data, which effectively puts every Canadian with a cell phone on 24/7 surveillance. While the government requires a warrant to actually pull the information, it means that it must be collected and ready to be served up to them.
It also allows the government to require every encryption provider to build a backdoor into their products to allow the police to gain entry when/if they want.
(Of course, these backdoors will be exploited by criminals too).
Bill C-22 is a bad bill.