Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne says the federal government’s proposed “lawful access” bill should be modified to limit the kinds of information authorities can obtain under a new production order.
Bill C-22 would create a new, more specific court order allowing police to obtain subscriber information from service providers. Under current law, police generally need to obtain a broader production order from a court to access information such as the name, address, and email associated with an account. The federal government argues this process can cause delays at critical points during investigations.
Under the proposed order, police would have to apply to a judge and establish reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence has been or will be committed and that the subscriber information would assist in the investigation….