Could impact doctors and lawyers
They say the proposed legislation could also apply to doctors, lawyers, psychologists, and counsellors, “whose records may contain highly sensitive personal information.”
The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a San Francisco-based nonprofit which defends digital privacy, free speech, and innovation, called Bill C-22 a repackaged version of last year’s Bill C-2, which sought to strengthen border security at the expense of people’s privacy.
That proposed legislation was withdrawn following backlash from privacy experts.
“As with most sequels, Bill C-22 makes some tweaks to problematic elements, but largely retains the same problems,” the organization said this week .
They argue more data collected about individuals would incentivize bad actors to access that information.
