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Nothing online is really private, but Canada’s Strong Borders Act (Bill C-2) makes it worse:

This bill doesn’t just target border security or cash transactions—it quietly expands government surveillance powers over everyone’s digital life.

Buried in its 140 pages are “lawful access” rules that let law enforcement demand information from your internet or phone provider—like who you are, what accounts you use, and when and where you connect—without a warrant, just on “reasonable grounds to suspect” any offence.

It also gives police sweeping new rights to access data held by telecoms, and even allows authorities to require service providers to install or operate equipment that could enable interception or monitoring of communications.

On top of that, the bill makes it easier for government agencies to share your personal and immigration information across departments and even with foreign governments, all in the name of “border security”.

Privacy experts warn that these changes go far beyond what’s needed to secure borders—they undermine Canadians’ digital privacy and set dangerous precedents for warrantless surveillance.

If you think your online life is already exposed, Bill C-2 takes it to a new level.

Also, remember that in theory the government could make the same demands on a Nostr node operator and ask for data the node collects on IP addresses, etc.

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