Electronic Frontier Foundation
No matter what lawmakers claim, surveillance of encrypted communications is fundamentally a systemic vulnerability. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/05/canadas-bill-c-22-repackaged-version-last-years-surveillance-nightmare
Canada’s Bill C-22 Is a Repackaged Version of Last Year’s Surveillance Nightmare

Last year, the Canadian government pushed Bill C-2, which would erode Canadian digital rights in the name of “border security.” The bill was so bad it didn’t even make it to committee because of the backlash from the privacy community. Now, the spring’s worst sequel, Bill C-22, aka The Lawful Access Act, is trying it again.

Electronic Frontier Foundation
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Show threadAndy Wootton4d ago

@eff Before 1984: "There's no reason to fear government listening equipment in your home unless you are doing something wrong." (Source unknown but probably Amazon or Google.)

After 1984: "I'm afraid that a rat might eat my face if I express independent thoughts."