# Canada's Bill C-22 and the fight to keep encryption intact

> Digital rights groups want Brussels to push back on a Canadian bill they say would weaken the encryption everyone relies on.
- Title: Canada's Bill C-22 and the fight to keep encryption intact
- Summary: Digital rights groups want Brussels to push back on a Canadian bill they say would weaken the encryption everyone relies on. Encryption does not stop at a…
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- Source: TechRadar — https://techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/digital-rights-advocates-urge-eu-to-step-in-and-save-encryption-from-canadas-bill-c-22
- Published: 2026-09-14T16:42:23+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: encryption, privacy, canada, eu policy, surveillance, technology
## Canada picks a fight with encryption
Bill C-22 has digital rights advocates warning that Canada is moving to weaken the encryption that protects private messages.
## The call goes to Brussels
Campaigners are asking the EU to step in, betting that Europe's privacy rules give it the standing and the weight to push back.
## Backdoors do not stay local
Encryption is not built country by country. Break it for Canadian users and the same weakness ships to everyone on the same app.
## Access becomes surveillance
Powers written for specific investigations tend to settle in as standing capability, turning private conversations into something searchable.
## Privacy firms line up
VPN providers including Windscribe have joined the opposition, casting the bill as a direct threat to the tools people use to stay private.
## What happens next
The open question is whether outside pressure reshapes the bill before it passes. Watch the amendment stage, that is where encryption lives or dies.
## Key takeaway

Encryption does not stop at a border. A law that weakens it for one country weakens it for every user of the same app.