David TS Fraser

@privacylawyer

Canadian internet and privacy law counsel to global companies.

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David TS Fraser@privacylawyer· 4d

If you see a posting on social media by a police agency about a person who has been reported as missing, please amplify it. Also consider that postings that include the person's name that remain after they are found can have a long-term impact on them. #MissingPersons

David TS Fraser@privacylawyer· 17d

Until about a month ago, I knew exactly what was referred-to as a "lettuce slip".

David TS Fraser@privacylawyer· 21d

This is holding down the fort here. (My YT video from last month is still rendering.)

David TS Fraser@privacylawyer· Jul 21

Extra Ugh ... I have two LG monitors.

Screencap from Windows Start menu saying "LG Monitor App Installer".

David TS Fraser@privacylawyer· Jul 8

It appears your site is infected with malware.

David TS Fraser@privacylawyer· Jun 17

After too many hours of watching spirit-killing clause-by-clause on Bill C-22 Lawful Access, a bright light! I had to find out more about the gorgeous shawl/jacket worn by MP Debellefeuille. I hope nobody on my Christmas list is reading this. It's from her riding: boutiquelemuso.com/products/jet...

David TS Fraser@privacylawyer· Jun 16

Wow. I didn't think things would sink this low. This is definitely Vic Toews level rhetoric. globalnews.ca/news/1190824...

“It’s time to choose. It’s a time to choose between victims of crime who are demanding that we, as parliamentarians, act to protect them. It’s the time to choose because law enforcement needs modern tools to fight modern criminals. Those tools are in Bill C-22.”

Anandasangaree’s comments echoed those of his Conservative predecessor Vic Toews in 2012 when the Harper government was pushing its own expanded lawful access bill. During debate in the House of Commons that year, Toews said critics “can either stand with us or with the child pornographers.”

David TS Fraser@privacylawyer· Jun 16

Hmm. Government witness at #SECU says Bill C-22, which creates a new production order for subscriber information, isn't about production orders or even "speak to them".

David TS Fraser@privacylawyer· Jun 16

It's a botnet takedown!

David TS Fraser@privacylawyer· Jun 16

The problem with takedowns of content based on mere suspicion under Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act. More here: youtu.be/E08XVXwojMw

David TS Fraser@privacylawyer· Jun 16

Canada's proposed social media ban for youth in #BillC34, the "Safe Social Media Act". More info here: youtu.be/E08XVXwojMw

David TS Fraser@privacylawyer· Jun 15

Tune into CPAC at 3:45 ET / 4:45 AT for the introduction of the new federal privacy law: www.cpac.ca/en

David TS Fraser@privacylawyer· Jun 12

It looks like a whole new Canadian federal privacy law will be tabled in the House of Commons on Monday. Very interesting that it appears to have a completely different structure than the last attempt at privacy law reform. www.ourcommons.ca/documentview...

Notice Paper
No. 136

Monday, June 15, 2026

11:00 a.m.

Introduction of Government Bills
June 12, 2026 — The Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation — Bill entitled “An Act to enact the Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act, to amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and to make amendments to other Acts”.

David TS Fraser@privacylawyer· Jun 10

Coming up on CPAC at 5:00 ET / 6:00 AT. "Headline Politics: Federal Government Introduces Safe Social Media Act" www.cpac.ca/en

David TS Fraser@privacylawyer· Jun 10

What?

Biography for Chief Rizzi

Chief Rizzi began his firefighting career with Vaughan Fire and Rescue Service, in Vaughan, Ont., rising through the ranks to ultimately serve as Fire Chief.

David TS Fraser@privacylawyer· Jun 9

As we anticipate a social media ban to be proposed by the Canadian government tomorrow, it's worth noting in the Charter of Rights: "everyone" includes young people and "media of communication" includes social media.

Fundamental freedoms

2 Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms: …

(b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication;

David TS Fraser@privacylawyer· Jun 9

Here it comes: Bill C-34 Digital Safety Act (aka Online Harms): www.ourcommons.ca/documentview...

Notice Paper
No. 132

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

10:00 a.m.

Introduction of Government Bills
June 8, 2026 — The Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages — Bill entitled “An Act to enact the Digital Safety Act and the Digital Safety Commission of Canada Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts”.

David TS Fraser@privacylawyer· Jun 4

BS/Spin: "Government cannot allow foreign corporations to dictate public safety in Canada." Reality: The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police opposed the adoption of the Charter. Police lobbyists can't dictate the rights of Canadians in Canada.

David TS Fraser@privacylawyer· Jun 1

Tune in tomorrow as the #SECU committee has agreed to another hearing on Bill C-22 Lawful Access. Some great organizations to hear from. www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentView...

Bill C-22, An Act respecting lawful access
Witnesses

3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Canadian Bar Associaton
• Christiane Saad, Chair, Privacy and Access Law Section
Canadian Constitution Foundation
• Alexander Surgenor, Counsel
Signal
• Udbhav Tiwari, Vice-President, Strategy and Global Affairs (by videoconference)
4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council
• Khaled Alqazzaz, Executive Director (by videoconference)
Centre for Free Expression
• Tim McSorley, Senior Fellow
OpenMedia
• Matthew Hatfield, Executive Director (by videoconference)

David TS Fraser@privacylawyer· May 28

David TS Fraser@privacylawyer· May 27

Meanwhile, at the moment when the Minister should be most familiar with the details of his Bill, he flubs up something pretty basic and important.

Definition of metadata will be included
Amendments are due Wednesday night, but Anandasangaree said the government will propose changes "to ensure there's clarity on what encryption is," and better define metadata in the legislation.

"We would ensure that that metadata piece is in line with our U.S. counterpart's language in their bill," he said. (Anandasangaree's office later clarified to CBC News that he was referring to the U.S. law's encryption provisions, not metadata.)

David TS Fraser@privacylawyer· May 26

Note the use of the word "intended". I don't care what the drafters say they "intend" with the Bill. I care about what it does.

Lawful access under C-22, by contrast, is intended to obtain limited
and specific information held by an electronic service provider (ESP)
via controlled, authorized requests without undermining cyber security.

This approach supports the principle that cyber security and public safety are not mutually exclusive but should be advanced together.

David TS Fraser@privacylawyer· May 26

Canada's signals intelligence agency, CSE, joins Public Safety in misleading spin about Bill C-22 Lawful Access. Part 2 of the bill does not "mandate" backdoors, but it authorizes the Minister to secretly order backdoors. www.ourcommons.ca/Content/Comm...

Bill C-22 recognizes this need. It does not mandate “backdoors”. Rather, it seeks to facilitate targeted, lawful, and exceptional access under strict legal controls. This distinction is essential:
• A backdoor creates a lasting, generalized vulnerability that can be
exploited by malicious actors.

David TS Fraser@privacylawyer· May 26

Chill your preferred beverage and get the popcorn ready: Four hours of witness testimony on Bill C-22 Lawful Access is about to start at 3:30 ET. Click on "Watch on ParlVU" to watch live or on demand. www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentView...

David TS Fraser@privacylawyer· May 25

The Information Technology Industry Council notes in their submission to the SECU Committee two very problematic provisions in Bill C-22 Lawful Access, which haven't gotten much attention in light of the Bill's other huge problems. www.ourcommons.ca/Content/Comm...

Personnel security clearance and location requirements: Section 18 of the bill grants broad regulation-making power that could require personnel who respond to law enforcement requests to hold Canadian security clearances or be physically located in Canada. This is inconsistent with the approach taken by every other Five Eyes nation and goes against the effectiveness of global technology companies’ centralized, specialized law enforcement response teams. Requiring a separate layer of Canadian based and -security-cleared personnel would delay response times, increase operational complexity, and impose disproportionate requirements on companies.

Risk of physical access to electronic service provider infrastructure: the bill’s security requirements for "facilities and premises" of electronic service providers could enable regulations authorizing physical access to data centers, server rooms, and network infrastructure. This would not improve investigative outcomes given the distributed and virtualized nature of cloud computing, and it would create significant security risks for all customers hosted on shared infrastructure, including government and regulated entities.

David TS Fraser@privacylawyer· May 25

The Barreau du Québec's brief to the SECU Committee on Bill C-22 Lawful Access is an interesting read. It focuses exclusively on Part 1, and has this banger quote: www.ourcommons.ca/Content/Comm...

To clearly articulate our position, we endorse the principles established by the Supreme Court of Canada in R v. Bain:

“Unfortunately it would seem that whenever the Crown is granted statutory power that can be used abusively then, on occasion, it will indeed be used abusively. The protection of basic rights should not be dependent upon a reliance on the continuous exemplary conduct
of the Crown, something that is impossible to monitor or control.”

David TS Fraser@privacylawyer· May 21

It is absolutely clear that under Bill C-22 (Lawful Access), the government intends to turn every phone into a tracking device. "Federal officials on the defensive as momentum grows against lawful access bill" www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

In the first case, Giles said the service was trying to determine the movements of a terrorist group. CSIS had obtained a warrant and was trying to trail the cellphone of a person of interest, but the electronic service provider did not have the capability to track the device because it isn't legally required to, she said.

"And so as a result, we had to resort to very costly and very risky in-person surveillance that also maintained significant gaps in our coverage," she said.

Under Bill C-22, the government could require electronic service providers to develop and maintain location tracking capabilities.

David TS Fraser@privacylawyer· May 19

In the meantime, enjoy this picture of puffins.

David TS Fraser@privacylawyer· May 17

The gov't says "there will be no backdoors" under C-22 (lawful access), but they're defining what is a backdoor. By their definition, a big door that says "cops only" and is part of a company's mandatory security controls is not a backdoor. www.canada.ca/en/services/...