Tailscale, Windscribe co-sign open letter urging changes to Canada's Bill C-22

A group of Canadian and European tech companies, including Tailscale, Windscribe, Gobolt, Coinbase's Canadian subsidiary and Beauceron Security, sent an open letter to Canada's industry and public safety ministers urging further amendments to Bill C-22 on lawful access. The signatories argue the bill would erode trust in Canada's tech sector and weaken competition, while Windscribe and Signal have threatened to move operations out of the country.

• Signatories include Tailscale, Windscribe, Gobolt, Coinbase Canada and Beauceron Security
• Government cut required metadata retention from one year to six months
• Windscribe and Signal threatened to leave Canada if the bill passes as written
• Bill is under Senate review while privacy bill C-36 has only had first reading