Other Decisions CRIMJ(P)299/14 and CRIMJ(P)300/14 (14/01/2016)
Authority: Superior Court of Justice (Ontario – Canada)
Date: 01/14/2016
Subject: The decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice deemed the orders "tower dump" – i.e. orders by the authorities to obtain from providers data of mobile phones coming from certain repeaters and in a precise period of time – to the claimants as in contrast with article 8 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (protection against illegitimate search and seizure), also dictating specific guidelines in such matters for the police and the courts
Parties: Her Majesty ehe Queen v. Rogers Communication Partnership e Her Majesty the Queen v. Telus Communication Company
Original language: English
Classification: Freedoms - Art. 7 Privacy - Art. 8 Personal data: fairly processing
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