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‘A slippery slope’: Liberals’ proposed online harms bill raises serious privacy, free speech concerns, say experts

It would create a new digital safety commissioner, who would have the authority to send inspectors into workplaces and homes to search for documents, software, and information. It also brings Charter concerns about unreasonable search and seizure violations, critics say.

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August 6, 2021

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‘A slippery slope’: Liberals’ proposed online harms bill raises serious privacy, free speech concerns, say experts

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‘A slippery slope’: Liberals’ proposed online harms bill raises serious privacy, free speech concerns, say experts

It would create a new digital safety commissioner, who would have the authority to send inspectors into workplaces and homes to search for documents, software, and information. It also brings Charter concerns about unreasonable search and seizure violations, critics say.

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