Communications technology keeps changing. How can the law keep pace?
Under the current laws, not all telecommunications service providers are required to design intercept capabilities into their networks. When a new technology or communication service is introduced, law enforcement and national security agencies often have to research and develop new methods to gain lawful access to those networks. The lack of a technical solution, or a delay in the ability to use it, hampers investigations and the prevention of serious crimes or threats to national security. To address this issue, the government is proposing that service providers in Canada be required to ensure their networks or infrastructures have the technical capability to enable lawful access by law enforcement and national security agencies when the agencies are legally authorized to intercept a communication or search and seize data.
