Encryption Backdoor

Canada's Bill C-22 surveillance law advances to Senate as groups push back

Canada's Bill C-22, the Lawful Access Act, has passed the House of Commons and is now before the Senate. The bill would let the Minister of Public Safety compel telecoms and messaging apps to build law-enforcement backdoors, require retention of user metadata for up to a year, and potentially expand cross-border data sharing with U.S. police without Canadian court oversight. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association and Citizen Lab have published an analysis calling for Part 2 of the bill to be withdrawn entirely, and are circulating a petition urging senators to reject it.

eff.org · 2026-10-22

Apple Presses UK Tribunal to End Gag Order on Encryption Backdoor Demand

Apple appeared before a UK court seeking to overturn secrecy rules that bar it from confirming whether the government has ordered access to encrypted iCloud data. The case follows reports that Britain had secretly demanded a backdoor into encrypted iCloud content, a demand Apple responded to by pulling Advanced Data Protection for new UK users rather than weakening encryption globally. After the U.S. government pushed back, Britain narrowed its original worldwide request but later issued a fresh notice aimed specifically at UK-based Apple users.

9to5mac.com · 2026-09-17