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Anandasangaree Rejects Shortening Metadata Retention Period in Lawful Access Bill
The government will clarify encryption and metadata rules after critics warned the bill could force providers to retain data for up to a year.
- On Wednesday, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree announced the government will amend Bill C-22 to better define encryption and metadata following intense backlash from Tech giants.
- Bill C-22 would require electronic service providers to grant police and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service access to digital information, which critics argue forces companies to build backdoors into encrypted platforms.
- Major VPNs including DuckDuckGo and Signal have threatened to pull services from Canada, as University professor Michael Geist warned that metadata retention creates a comprehensive surveillance map of Canadians.
- Rejecting calls to shorten the retention period, Anandasangaree confirmed the government will "hold steady on" the one-year period, maintaining that the legislation "needs to happen" for law enforcement.
- Accusing the government of attempting to build "a surveillance state," Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre stated his party will "have to see" the amendments before deciding their position.
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