Concerns are growing over how the Liberal government’s new border security bill could be the “biggest overreach” into Canadians’ privacy in years by making it easier for law enforcement to access people’s online subscriber or client data — some of it without a warrant.

The Strong Borders Act , or Bill C-2 , would let police demand subscription information and transmission data from internet providers and other online companies under “reasonable” suspicion of a crime or for information that will assist in a criminal investigation.

While the government insists the information collected will not include what’s in those communications — which will still be subject to a judge’s sign-off — legal experts, civil rights advocates and Opposition Conservatives say the bill could still violate

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