R. v. Bykovets, 2024 SCC 6
Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
Judge | Wagner, Richard; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas; Jamal, Mahmud; O’Bonsawin, Michelle; Moreau, Mary |
Docket Number | 40269 |
Date | 01 March 2024 |
Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
Citation | 2024 SCC 6 |
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14 practice notes
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R v Bykovets,
...Attorney General of British Columbia, Canadian Civil Liberties Association and British Columbia Civil Liberties Association Interveners 2024 SCC 6 Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Brown, Martin, Jamal and O'Bonsawin Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasi......
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R v Campbell,
...the government's interest in intruding on the individual's privacy to advance its goals, notably those of law enforcement: R. v. Bykovets, 2024 SCC 6, 489 D.L.R. (4th) 1, at para. 31. The onus is on the applicant to establish that he had a reasonable expectation of privacy: R. v. El-Azrak, ......
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R v Ahmed,
...a search, one that examines “the connection between the police investigative technique and the privacy interest at stake”: R. v. Bykovets, 2024 SCC 6, at para. 38, citing Spencer, at para. 26. The subject matter is to be “defined functionally, not in terms of physical acts, physical space, ......
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Campbell v Capital One Financial Corporation,
...considerations are relevant. Courts have repeatedly recognized that the law must keep pace with advancements in technology: R. v. Bykovets, 2024 SCC 6 at paras. 11, 58; R. v. Mills, 2019 SCC 22 at para. 88; R. v. Tessling, 2004 SCC 67 at para. 55; see also Jones at paras. 65, 67–68. Courts ......
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9 cases
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R. v. Campbell, 2024 SCC 42
...; R. v. Beairsto, 2018 ABCA 118 , 68 Alta. L.R. (6th) 207 ; referred to: R. v. Cole, 2012 SCC 53 , [2012] 3 S.C.R. 34 ; R. v. Bykovets, 2024 SCC 6; Hunter v. Southam Inc., [1984] 2 S.C.R. 145 ; R. v. Plant, [1993] 3 S.C.R. 281 ; R. v. Jones, 2017 SCC 60 , [2017] 2 S.C.R. 696 ; R. v.......
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R v Bykovets,
...Attorney General of British Columbia, Canadian Civil Liberties Association and British Columbia Civil Liberties Association Interveners 2024 SCC 6 Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Brown, Martin, Jamal and O'Bonsawin Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasi......
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R v Campbell,
...the government's interest in intruding on the individual's privacy to advance its goals, notably those of law enforcement: R. v. Bykovets, 2024 SCC 6, 489 D.L.R. (4th) 1, at para. 31. The onus is on the applicant to establish that he had a reasonable expectation of privacy: R. v. El-Azrak, ......
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R v Ahmed,
...a search, one that examines “the connection between the police investigative technique and the privacy interest at stake”: R. v. Bykovets, 2024 SCC 6, at para. 38, citing Spencer, at para. 26. The subject matter is to be “defined functionally, not in terms of physical acts, physical space, ......
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6 firm's commentaries
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Supreme Court Rules That Private Companies Cannot Disclose IP Addresses To Law Enforcement Without A Warrant Due To Their "Deeply Personal" Nature
...identify anyone, so internal communication and education to ensure internal consistency on this point may be appropriate. Footnotes 1. 2024 SCC 6. 2. Paras 41-42, 3. Paras 65-66. 4. Paras 69-70, 80-81, 90. The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject mat......
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The Supreme Court Of Canada Recognizes Privacy Rights In IP Addresses
...first-of-its-kind decision, R. v. Bykovets, 2024 SCC 6 (Bykovets), the Supreme Court of Canada has adopted a broad view of internet privacy'at least in the criminal and public authority context'finding that internet protocol (IP) addresses attract a reasonable expectation of privacy protect......
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Great [Privacy] Expectations: Supreme Court Rules On Privacy Rights In IP Addresses In R. v. Bykovets
...of Rights and Freedoms, s. 8, Part 1 of the Constitution Act, 1982, being Schedule B to the Canada Act 1982 (UK), 1982, c 11 [Charter]. 2. 2024 SCC 6. 3. Ibid at para 4. Ibid at para 16. 5. Ibid at para 17. 6. Ibid at para 23. 7. Ibid at para 25. 8. Ibid at para 14. 9. Ibid at para 30. 10. ......
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Supreme Court Of Canada Holds That Canadians Have A Reasonable Expectation Of Privacy In Relation To Their IP Address
...Now, ten years later, the Court has held that a reasonable expectation of privacy extends to the IP address itself. In R v Bykovets, 2024 SCC 6, the Supreme Court of Canada was tasked to determine whether the police's request for IP addresses from a third-party payment processing company wa......
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