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Apple, Meta, and Signal have pushed back at Canada’s proposed “lawful access” bill. The tech giants have threatened to leave the region if Canada passes Bill C-22. Bill C-22 proposes increased surveillance from electronic service providers in Canada. Tech giants in Canada are pushing against the proposed “Lawful Access” Bill C-22, which aims to modernize investigative tools for police and intelligence agencies (CSIS). Submitted in March 2026, the bill seeks to compel technology, telecommunications, and internet service providers to simplify granting law enforcement access to user data. Tech Giants Push Back at Bill C-22 The controversial bill has triggered reactions from multiple tech companies, including Signal, Apple, and Meta, all of whom claim it would make Canadians less safe. They believe the bill will give the government unlimited access to the private activities of Cana
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US tech giants, lawmakers, and encrypted messaging services are opposing Canada’s proposed Lawful Access Act, with messaging platform Signal warning that it would rather withdraw from the country instead of complying should the bill be passed, given its current provisions. Critics say the proposed bill, known as Bill C-22, if passed, would break encryption and mandate mass metadata collection. Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree introduced the bill, and it would require telecoms, internet companies, and messaging platforms to build surveillance capabilities for police and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS). It would also compel core providers to retain user metadata for up to a year. Signal draws a line on encryption Udbhav Tiwari, Signal’s vice-president of strategy and global affairs, told reporters at The Globe and Mail that the c
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Signal has warned that it may leave Canada if the country’s proposed lawful access bill forces the company to weaken its privacy tools. Summary Signal says it may leave Canada rather than weaken its end-to-end encryption promises to users. Bill C-22 remains in committee as lawmakers review lawful access powers and metadata rules. Meta, Apple and Windscribe have also raised privacy and security concerns over the proposal publicly. The warning came from Udbhav Tiwari, Signal’s vice president of strategy and global affairs. Tiwari said Signal “would rather pull out of the country” than break the privacy promises made to users. He also warned that Bill C-22 “could potentially allow hackers” to target weaknesses built into electronic systems. Canada says the bill supports law enforcement Bill C-22, also called the Lawful Access Act, 2026, seeks to update Canada’s rules for digital data acce
Signal's vice president of strategy said the firm “would rather pull out of the country” than comply with Bill C-22, which could threaten end-to-end encryption.
