{"id":257140,"date":"2026-05-27T15:37:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T19:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/27\/lawful-access-bill-not-optional-but-will-see-privacy-amendments-minister-national\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T15:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T19:50:08","slug":"lawful-access-bill-not-optional-but-will-see-privacy-amendments-minister-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/27\/lawful-access-bill-not-optional-but-will-see-privacy-amendments-minister-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawful access bill not \u2018optional\u2019 but will see privacy amendments: minister – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lawful access bill not \u2018optional\u2019 but will see privacy amendments: minister – National<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11870383\/lawful-access-bill-not-optional-privacy-amendments-minister\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-27 15:37:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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The federal government\u2019s proposed lawful access legislation will be amended to \u201cclarify\u201d protections for encrypted data and types of metadata that may be retained and accessed by law enforcement, Canada\u2019s public safety minister said Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Gary Anandasangaree defended Bill C-22 as necessary for investigators as the legislation faces growing privacy concerns and pushback from major internet service providers and tech companies, including Apple and Google, who have called for amendments to clarify and reign in what they called \u201cboundless\u201d powers.<\/p>\n

Those companies have said the bill as written could see the government force them to break end-to-end encryption to allow law enforcement access to customer data, something they have promised to never do as it would violate their privacy policies.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be very clear, the encryption issue is one we will clarify, because this bill was never meant to breach encryption,\u201d Anandasangaree told reporters outside the House of Commons.<\/p>\n

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He said amendments will also \u201cclarify what metadata is\u201d that could be retained for up to a year in future regulations under the legislation.<\/p>\n

Yet he defended the year-long timeline as \u201creasonable\u201d and in line with allies like Australia, despite widespread concerns from privacy experts who note some allies like the U.S. do not have similar retention laws.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs this goes through the Parliamentary process, we look forward to working in a collaborative manner to ensure that we listen and respond to some of the concerns that have been expressed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo whether that\u2019s on encryption, whether it\u2019s on ensuring that our laws are in line with our Five Eyes partners \u2014 including the U.S. \u2014 we will respond in kind and ensure that the bill is strengthened.\u201d<\/p>\n

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