Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says the government will clarify how the lawful access bill impacts encryption, but insists the legislation "needs to happen"

• Canada vows to amend Bill C-22 to better define encryption, metadata rules

• The move follows massive backlash from Big Tech and privacy tech firms

• Public Safety Minister remains firm that the legislation “needs to happen”

  • iocase@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    15 hours ago

    One point of correction:

    That isn’t how the 5 eyes actually works. It’s illegal for most countries to invade the privacy of their own citizens without a warrant since they have the equivalent to the bill of rights or a constitution or something similar.

    But… it’s not illegal for Canada to spy on the citizens of the other 5 eyes technically speaking (especially if nobody ever finds out…) you just blame discovering stuff on other legitimate surveillance methods, or you “get lucky” one day and catch a person you’re interested in by pure happenstance. Wow, would you look at that? They were criminaling while I was watching them.

    You scratch my back spy on my citizens I scratch spy on yours?