Lawful access bill could create vulnerabilities for hackers, experts warn

Canada's proposed lawful access bill is warned to increase vulnerability of telecoms, internet providers, phones and laptops to hackers, including foreign intelligence services, according to tech and legal specialists. Experts say the bill could create new access points/backdoors that weaken device and network security, raising operational, compliance and remediation risks for telecom and internet providers and potentially elevating systemic cyber risk across critical communications infrastructure.

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Canada's proposed lawful access bill is warned to increase vulnerability of telecoms, internet providers, phones and laptops to hackers, including foreign intelligence services, according to tech and legal specialists. Experts say the bill could create new access points/backdoors that weaken device and network security, raising operational, compliance and remediation risks for telecom and internet providers and potentially elevating systemic cyber risk across critical communications infrastructure.