Canada's Data Bill Sparks Exodus

Canada’s new Bill C-22 is sparking a digital firestorm as tech giants warn they may exit the country if forced to store user metadata for a year — a move Signal, Apple, and Google say would undermine encryption and erode user trust. The bill, meant to aid investigations, risks creating a surveillance-heavy system that experts call “fundamentally flawed,” with too much power and too little oversight. As companies threaten to leave rather than compromise, the debate intensifies: can Canada balance security and privacy without sacrificing the digital freedoms users rely on? Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/8e90b7aa7cd3cd8c