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Encryption Law
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IT Law Blog
Encryption and Key Protection: Does Encryption Exempt You from Security Incident Notification Obligations under the GDPR and CRA?
By Publisher
Encryption is one of the most fundamental technical measures that developers implement in a product. However, even where encryption and key protection are in place, a security incident or personal…
Michael Geist
Years of Uncertainty: Bill C-22’s Missing Regulations and Secret Ministerial Orders
Bill C-22, the lawful access bill, was a focal point of debate in the Senate last week. While companies continue to warn they may exit Canada if the bill passes…
Michael Geist
Is Compromise on Encryption Possible? Why Bill C-22’s “Minor Opening” Leaves the Central Question Unanswered
Bill C-22, the government’s lawful access legislation, is awaiting Senate consideration this fall with the encryption provisions likely to be the centre of attention given diametrically opposing views from law…
Founders Legal Blog
Film Encryption and Watermarking for Unauthorized Release Protection
Film Encryption and Watermarking for Unauthorized Release Protection by Beth B. Moore Film Encryption and Watermarking for Unauthorized Release Protection Your film becomes vulnerable when a copy leaves a controlled…
The Data Advisor
YellowKey Zero-Day and the BitLocker Bypass: Compliance and Incident Response Implications
By Demian Ahn, Colin Black, Laura Brodahl, Tony Misher
Key TakeawayA publicly disclosed and widely unpatched zero-day vulnerability, named YellowKey, permits anyone with physical access to a device running Windows 11 or Windows Server 2022/2025 to bypass BitLocker full-disk…
Michael Geist Blog
RCMP Confirms Bill C-22 Concerns: Police Want Law to Provide Access to Encrypted Communications
As the concerns about Bill C-22 mount, the government’s incoherent response has included Justice Minister Sean Fraser implausibly comparing metadata to phone book data and Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree…
Michael Geist
Apple on Bill C-22: “This Bill Allows the Government of Canada to Force Companies to Break Encryption by Inserting Backdoors into their Products”
The hearings into Bill C-22 continued yesterday with appearances from the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Apple, Google, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, and a series of law enforcement associations. The…
Privacy Matters
Quantum Computing and the Future of Cyber Security
By Ross McKean, Gareth Stokes, Laura Dobson
Quantum computing is poised to profoundly reshape the cybersecurity landscape, with significant legal and regulatory implications. By introducing fundamentally different computational methods, enabling the simultaneous processing of multiple possibilities, quantum…
Michael Geist
The Lawful Access Two-Headed Surveillance Monster: How Bill C-22 Went Off the Rails
The government’s plans for lawful access have gone off the rails. In recent days, Signal has warned it would pull out of the Canadian market rather than comply with Bill…
Missouri Lawyers Media
Meta executives warned of encryption risks in 2019, court documents reveal
By Reuters
Meta executives internally warned in 2019 that Facebook Messenger encryption would hinder child exploitation detection, according to New Mexico court filings. The post Meta executives warned of encryption risks in…