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Globe say Alphabet's Google critical of access bill

2026-05-25 08:30 ET - In the News

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The Globe and Mail reports in its Monday edition that Google is warning that the government's lawful-access bill would establish a "surveillance infrastructure" that risks compromising cybersecurity while weakening its users' privacy. The Globe's Marie Woolf writes that in a submission to the House of Commons committee scrutinizing the bill, Google said it is committed to supporting efforts by law enforcement and Canada's intelligence agencies to protect the public against crime and terrorism. But it said that should be done "without engineering vulnerabilities into products and services that weaken security for all users." Meta and Apple have already urged the government to make changes to Bill C-22, which would require "electronic service providers" in Canada to adjust their systems to give surveillance and monitoring capabilities to police services and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. CSIS and law enforcement have long argued that Canada is lagging behind its Five Eyes intelligence partners in not having such a lawful-access regime to aid investigations. But the latest attempt to pass a bill in Canada has faced steep opposition, including from tech companies, privacy advocates and civil liberties groups.

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