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Cellphone Privacy In Canada: Encryption Triggers Need For Warrant

Posted by timothy on from the rot13-baby-rot13 dept.

codegen writes "The Ontario Court of Appeal has just ruled that the police can search your cellphone if you are arrested without a warrant if it is not password protected. But the ruling also stated that if it is password protected, then the police need a warrant. Previous to this case there was no decision on if the police could search your phone without a warrant in Canada."

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  1. Re:Spread em' by Sponge+Bath · · Score: 5, Funny

    1. Home owner takes trash to curb.
    2. SWAT team swoops into unlocked door.
    3. Ha! The mattress tags have been removed! Another victory for law enforcement!