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A CBC investigative series is reporting:
Most Canadians feel strongly about their right to privacy online, but a new poll shows the vast majority are willing to grant police new powers to track suspects in the digital realm — so long as the courts oversee the cops.
Nearly half of the respondents to an Abacus Data survey of 2,500 Canadians agreed that citizens should have a right to complete digital privacy. But many appeared to change their mind when asked if an individual suspected of committing a serious crime should have the same right to keep their identity hidden from police.
Respondents were significantly more willing to grant police powers if a court order was required.
Police used to request subscriber information hundreds of thousands of times a year, but that changed in 2014, when the Supreme Court ruled that in the absence of a specific law, police requests to phone and internet companies amount to a search and therefore require a warrant.
Police compare it to looking up licence plate information, which doesn't require permission from a judge.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 20 2016, @04:14AM
I disagree. I think there is a right to keep your identity hidden from police. Maybe there are cases where that right can be temporarily suspended with oversight from the courts, but it's a right nonetheless.
Also, I interpreted it as meaning that the police should have the ability to make the attempt to uncover someone's identity if they have a specific court order, not that they should ban strong encryption.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 20 2016, @12:38PM