A federal cybersecurity bill, slated to advance through Parliament soon, contains secretive, encryption-breaking powers that the government has been loath to talk about. And they threaten the online security of everyone in Canada.
Bill C-26 empowers government officials to secretly order telecommunications companies to install backdoors inside encrypted elements in Canada’s networks. This could include requiring telcos to alter the 5G encryption standards that protect mobile communications to facilitate government surveillance.
#BREAKING: Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly suggests Climate Change is now a threat to cyber security, implying a how climate change event could take out our digital network.
Govt wants EVERYONE on a Digital ID system. Will you comply?? pic.twitter.com/j3WLO7fexq
— govt.exe is corrupt (@govt_corrupt) May 29, 2024
h/t Mauser
