Privacy and Access Council of Canada

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Encryption

PACC Endorses Joint Letter on UK Government’s Use of the Investigatory Powers Act to attack End-to-End Encryption

The Privacy and Access Council of Canada and more than 100 companies, cybersecurity experts, civil society organizations have submitted a letter to British Home Secretary Yvette Cooper calling on the UK Home Office to rescind its demand that Apple create a backdoor into its end-to-end encrypted services. The UK demand is the latest effort by democratic governments around the … [Read more...] about PACC Endorses Joint Letter on UK Government’s Use of the Investigatory Powers Act to attack End-to-End Encryption

EU Parliament Moves to Protect Privacy

European Parliament's negotiators reached a broad majority agreement this week on a common position concerning the controversial EU chat control bill, which threatened to undermine privacy and encryption across the internet.  The European Parliament’s position, agreed upon by all parties, removes indiscriminate bulk scanning and automated reporting of private messages … [Read more...] about EU Parliament Moves to Protect Privacy

PACC concerned with ‘deeply problematic’ Cybersecurity Bill C-26

The Government of Canada has introduced Bill C-26: An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts. In addition to granting the government sweeping new powers, the Bill's vague and permissive language jeopardizes the ability of privacy and access practitioners to fulfill their professional … [Read more...] about PACC concerned with ‘deeply problematic’ Cybersecurity Bill C-26

New proposal to combat CSAM

On October 10th, EU Commissioner Johansson will present a proposal for new rules that would oblige providers to detect, report and remove child sexual abuse material on their services. Providers would also need to assess and mitigate the risk of misuse of their services, while any measures taken must be proportionate to that risk and subject to robust conditions and safeguards. … [Read more...] about New proposal to combat CSAM