‘Stop making excuses’: Canada rebukes Apple, Meta over Bill C-22

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Canada's Bill C-22 faces strong opposition from tech giants like Apple and Meta, who argue the law could compromise user privacy by requiring backdoors in their products. The debate over the bill is intensified by opposition from other countries, which could influence Canada's legislative direction on encryption and privacy issues.

Apple and Meta are opposing Canada's Bill C-22, warning the proposed Lawful Access Act could force tech companies to break encryption and build government backdoors into their products. Meta's Will Cathcart called it a surveillance overreach. Public Safety Canada says the concerns are overblown. With France, Sweden, and the EU rejecting similar laws, Canada faces growing pressure to rethink the bill's controversial Part 2.