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

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.

By TOI TECH DESK