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Canada police 'can search phones' after arrest

Discussion in 'News @ WindowsBBS' started by Arie, 2014/12/12.

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    Arie

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    Canadian police can search the contents of a mobile phone after arrest, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.

    In a 4-3 decision, the court said a warrant was not needed as long as the search is directly related to the suspected crime and records are kept.

    The dissenting judges argued phones were an "intensely personal and uniquely pervasive sphere of privacy ".

    The outcome is opposite from a similar case decided in the US Supreme Court in June.

    In a unanimous decision, the US high court said searches of mobile phones must require a warrant, with few exceptions.

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