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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: 3, Informative) by RedGreen on Sunday November 20 2016, @04:35AM
"Does Canada have the same rubber stamp problem as the US? I prefer the various technical solutions to protect us from the cops so we don't have to argue about it."
Indeed we do they do not even have to show up in person anymore they can fax it in then approved by fax back. Then you have the idea that no actual evidence is needed, all that is required is for an officer to swear and affirm that he has a good faith reason to believe a crime has or is about to be committed.
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