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Google Says Canada’s Data Law Changes Fail to Ease Concerns

Google has expressed continued concern over Canada's revised data laws, which aim to facilitate law enforcement access to private company data. The company stated that the changes do not adequately address its worries regarding privacy risks associated with secret ministerial orders.

June 18, 2026 at 8:39 PM UTC

Alphabet Inc. ’s Google said Canada’s changes to a proposed law that would help police obtain citizen data from private companies don’t resolve many of its concerns.

“We believe the government can support law enforcement without resorting to secret ministerial orders that put Canadians at risk,” a Google spokesperson said in an email, adding that the company would continue engaging on the issue.

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Google Says Canada’s Data Law Changes Fail to Ease Concerns

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