"Canada joined its intelligence allies recently in demanding that technology companies co-operate with law enforcement agencies in allowing access to encrypted communications, like Facebook and text messages, heating a long-simmering controversy.
Cyber security experts, privacy advocates and even the companies themselves insist there’s no way to build “backdoors” into consumer electronics without compromising the overall security of the device.
“Any backdoor that’s there for good guys can always be exploited by bad guys,” said Matthew Dubé, the NDP critic for public safety.
The issue has been making headlines since 2016 when Apple successfully pushed back against an FBI request to circumvent iPhone security features on a device belonging to one of the perpetrators of the San Bernardino shooting. The FBI eventually cracked the phone using other methods. Intelligence agencies have been demanding this kind of access since the early ’90s.
In late August, the Five Eyes intelligence alliance — comprised of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States — issued a renewed call for “lawful access to information” to keep its citizens safe..."
at https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/privacy-experts-are-alarmed-about-the-five-eyes-demand-for-backdoors-on-tech-devices
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