Swiss-based tech company says it would not comply with Canada’s dystopian internet bill
Proton VPN, a Swiss-based tech company, has announced it will not comply with Canada's proposed Bill C-22, which seeks to enhance government surveillance capabilities. The company emphasizes its commitment to user privacy and its no-logs policy, stating it will defend its Canadian users against the bill's provisions. Other VPN providers and legal experts have also expressed concerns about the potential infringement on privacy rights associated with the legislation.
- ▪Proton VPN will not log user data for government requests, asserting its no-logs policy is non-negotiable.
- ▪Bill C-22 would allow the Canadian government to order VPN providers to retain user metadata for up to a year.
- ▪The bill has faced criticism from various tech companies and legal experts, who argue it poses a serious threat to privacy rights.
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News Swiss-based tech company says it would not comply with Canada’s dystopian internet bill “We'll defend our Canadian users and never compromise them. We will fight C-22’s application by every means available,” said Proton's GM. Shutterstock/HAKENHMAN AnthonyMurdoch 0 Anthony Murdoch Comments 0 Mon May 25, 2026 - 2:21 pm EDT (LifeSiteNews) — One of the world’s foremost internet Virtual Private Network (VPN) companies has stated that it would not comply with a “dystopian” Canadian government bill, which, if passed, would both give police extra powers to monitor and search Canadians’ online digital activity without a warrant and mandate that logs be kept of user data.
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