About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of Canada's Bill C-22 on data privacy and the concerns raised by tech companies and privacy advocates.

This is the Liberal government’s second attempt at passing lawful access legislation. Last year, the government pushed Bill C-2, their marquee border security bill that didn’t even make it to committee because of the backlash. But now, Bill C-22 is here, and things are feeling a little deja vu. Host Noor Azrieh asks Robert Diab what new powers this bill actually creates. Why are tech companies, privacy advocates, and our allies so worried? Host: Noor Azrieh Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork) Guests: Robert Diab Background reading: The Lawful Access Two-Headed Surveillance Monster: How Bill C-22 Went Off the Rails – Michael Geist Lawful access bill could lead to exit from Canada, major VPN provider says - National – Global News Why the U.S. is noticing this Canadian security bill – CBC News Signal warns it would pull out of Canada if made to comply with lawful access bill – The Globe and Mail Meta joins Apple in opposing Canada’s digital wiretapping bill – The Logic Facing mounting backlash…

People in this episode

Host: Noor Azrieh

Guest: Robert Diab

Topics covered

• lawful access legislation
• privacy concerns
• Big Tech
• Canadian security
• government policy
• data privacy

Keywords

• lawful access
• Bill C-22
• privacy advocates
• Big Tech
• data security
• Canada
• government legislation

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Liberal government, Bill C-2, Bill C-22, Michael Geist, Global News, CBC News, The Globe and Mail, The Logic

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