GOODALE WANTS ENCRYPTION BACKDOOR

   Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says Canada has to find a balance between internet privacy and the needs of law enforcement in the midst of a long-simmering dispute among Five Eyes countries and tech companies about encryption “backdoors.”

“We need to work with the internet companies and the service providers to achieve two objectives simultaneously. The objective of the privacy values that flow from strong new technologies and encryption, but at the same time making sure that our platforms and services and systems are not harbouring the kind of behaviour that would exploit children and create victims,” said Goodale.

Tech firms that deal in encrypted communications have warned there’s no way to provide access to law enforcement without also endangering the privacy of their users. Apple, in particular, has argued that any “backdoor” created for law enforcement would inevitably be exploited by nefarious actors, like criminals and authoritarian governments looking to spy on citizens.