Ontario Court Requires Warrants for Infrared Search

someguyintoronto writes "This article from the Globe and Mail states that an Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled 3-0 that infrared surveillance is subject to the same laws that exist for obtaining warrants. The ruling came under a case where RCMP conducted aerial surveillance on a suspect's personal residence for production and trafficking of marijuana. The court commented: 'The nature of the intrusiveness is subtle, but almost Orwellian in its theoretical capacity.'" The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling has held much the same thing.