Your rights in Canada - internet security
Shame shame shame... If this judge were in the USA, the
EFF would be ballistic on her ass.
From
United Press International:
No warrant needed to trace Internet use
A judge in Canada has ruled that Internet users have no expectation of privacy and police can use track people through Internet protocols without warrants.
The ruling by Ontario Superior Court Judge Lynne Leitch is binding on lower courts, and gives law enforcement a new tool to use in investigating such matters as child pornography, the National Post reported Friday.
Ruling in a child pornography possession case, Leitch found that the Canadian Charter does not provide a "reasonable expectation of privacy" regarding subscriber information retained by Internet service providers.
Police asked Bell Canada in 2007 for subscriber information on an IP address used by someone who had allegedly accessed child pornography. Bell provided the requested information without inquiring whether police had a search warrant.
The idea of child pornography makes me sick to my stomach and I do not consider this to be a "free speech" cause as the mental well-being of the children are affected.
That being said, Judge Leitch is opening up a whole other can of worms regarding people's privacy online. Her decision is circumventing one of the checks and balances of the legal system and reducing what was once due process down to a matter of hearsay.
Ontario Superior Court Judge Lynne Leitch, you shame the bench.
Posted by DaveH at February 14, 2009 10:01 PM