Digital rights advocates urge EU to step in and save encryption from Canada's Bill C-22

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Digital rights advocates urge EU to step in and save encryption from Canada's Bill C-22

A coalition of privacy organizations is urging the EU to intervene against Canada's Bill C-22The proposed law could compel European tech companies to weaken encryption and retain user metadataThis follows a massive backlash in Canada from major tech giants and leading VPN providersIn a last-ditch effort to protect end-to-end encryption, digital rights advocates are calling on the European Union to intervene against Canada's controversial Bill C-…

Open letter from European civil society organisations on encryption and privacy threats in Canada’s Bill C-22

To: Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European CommissionMaroš Šefčovič, Commissioner – Trade and Economic SecurityMichael McGrath, Commissioner – Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer ProtectionMembers of the European Parliament We, the undersigned organisations and experts, write to urge you to act before Canada’s Senate completes its consideration of Bill C-22, the Lawful Access Act, and to press Canada to remove the bill’s su…