The Liberals’ proposed law to ease police access to digital records should be changed to forbid government orders requiring any changes to products or services, the tech giant said in a brief submitted to the House of Commons’ public safety committee. Google also wants language explicitly protecting encryption and to kill a provision that would let the public safety minister order particular electronic providers to enable online surveillance. (The Logic)

Talking point: Google joins Meta in filing a brief calling for major reductions in the powers that Bill C-22 would give government and law enforcers; Apple has also criticized the legislation. Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree has said police are trying to fight 21st-century crime with 20th-century legal authorities; critics say his proposed solution—the Liberals’ second attempt at a new law—is a wild overreach.