Minister now open to trimming metadata retention period in 'lawful access' bill
The government may revise a metadata rule after critics warned it could expose private information and weaken app and device security.
- On Tuesday, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree signaled openness to shortening the proposed one-year metadata retention period for electronic service providers under a lawful access bill.
- Anandasangaree had flatly rejected changing the provision just days ago, which requires electronic service providers to store communication metadata for up to one year to assist police and intelligence agencies.
- University of Ottawa law professor Michael Geist told the Commons committee that metadata, including location information, could create a 'comprehensive surveillance map' of virtually every Canadian.
- The government expects to propose changes to the bill during the Commons committee's clause-by-clause review, addressing stakeholder concerns about the legislation's privacy implications.
- Tech companies and privacy advocates contend the measure could weaken device security, capturing private information about ordinary Canadians who have no connection to criminal activity.
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Minister Open to Shortening Data Retention Period in Lawful Access Bill
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said he would now support shortening the year-long period that electronic service providers need to keep digital metadata under a proposed bill meant to help police and spy agencies gain easier access to private datea, days after saying he was not open to it. Anandasangaree told The Canadian Press on June 9 that following discussions with stakeholders on Bill C-22, he was open to shortening the one-year…
Minister now open to trimming 1-year data retention period in lawful access bill
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he is now open to shortening the time electronic service providers would be required to keep digital metadata under a proposed bill intended to help police and spies.
The Toronto Star
Minister now open to trimming metadata retention period in ‘lawful access’ bill
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he is now open to shortening the time electronic service providers would be required to retain digital metadata under a proposed bill
Winnipeg Free Press
Minister now open to trimming metadata retention period in 'lawful access' bill
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he is now open to shortening the time electronic service providers would be required to keep digital metadata under a proposed bill intended to help police and spies.
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