Conservatives and other opposition parties sought to address privacy concerns in Bill C-22, but the Liberal government shut down debate and fast-tracked the bill.
Some VPN providers say they’re getting out of Canada now too. It will be illegal in Canada to run encrypted services the authorities can’t tap into, or services that don’t log your activity for the authorities to inspect at will. When you start thinking through the implications of that, they’re dramatic, even before you think of the many security vulnerabilities it introduces.
If Proton or Signal leave the Canadian market because of this, I’m going to be so pissed.
Some VPN providers say they’re getting out of Canada now too. It will be illegal in Canada to run encrypted services the authorities can’t tap into, or services that don’t log your activity for the authorities to inspect at will. When you start thinking through the implications of that, they’re dramatic, even before you think of the many security vulnerabilities it introduces.