Canadian Court Affirms Citizens Still Have An Expectation Of Privacy In Devices Being Repaired By Third Parties

[BeRad_NZ]

Interesting but brief read.

 

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180708/14144940199/canadian-court-affirms-citizens-still-have-expectation-privacy-devices-being-repaired-third-parties.shtml

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So, while this didn't end up giving the defendant the suppression he was seeking, it did at least affirm an expectation of privacy in devices being handled and repaired by third parties. Better, the opinion contains the government's concession that this privacy expectation exists. Hopefully, this will help deter violations -- erroneous or not -- in the future.

 

 

I think it's a fairly minor victory for privacy but a step in the right direction.

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I know "expectation of privacy" has a specific legal meaning, but just for the sake of a joke, I have to say I would have a "wish of privacy", but not necessarily an expectation

[ARikozuM]

Privacy should be honored. Unless we're going to start bringing faulty machines in for repair without their boot drives.

[BeRad_NZ]

42 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

I know "expectation of privacy" has a specific legal meaning, but just for the sake of a joke, I have to say I would have a "wish of privacy", but not necessarily an expectation

For sure, I have read far too many articles now to have any real 'expectation of privacy' anymore.

[GoodBytes]

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[Andreas Lilja]

Can someone explain the lawyering? 

 

Technician didn't have right to unveil the CP? 

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32 minutes ago, Raskolnikov said:

Can someone explain the lawyering? 

 

Technician didn't have right to unveil the CP? 

I'm not a lawyer but my understanding of "expectation of privacy" is a legally established norm or standard for where privacy must be respected.  For example, if you are wandering around at a mall, you can be filmed and recorded without consent since there's no "expectation of privacy" in a public place like that.  However, in your own home, or in a washroom, etc. you do have an expectation of privacy so for something to invade it, it must notify you and get informed consent.  This ruling thus would seem to imply that technicians can't go snooping through your files, etc.