Press Release: BCCLA launches electronic devices handbook to protect privacy at the border
For immediate release VANCOUVER – On August 1, 2018, the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and the Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) released the online guide […]
Supreme Court of Canada rules warrant required for computer and cell phone searches
Vancouver – The BC Civil Liberties Association reacted to today’s decision from the Supreme Court of Canada in R. v. Vu, requiring a warrant to search computers and cell phones […]
SCC to rule on limits of police search and seizure of laptops and cell phones
Ottawa – The Supreme Court of Canada will release its decision on Thursday, November 7, 2013 in R. v. Vu. This case concerns whether a search warrant for documents can […]
CBSA Refusal of Consent Form FAQ
Tell Border Security: “I Do Not Consent” Being present at border crossings should not mean consent to being filmed for any purpose related to making a television series. It is an […]
CBSA laptop search documents
In late February, shortly after the story we posted about the Canada Border Services Agency delaying our request for documents on their policies on searching laptops and other personal electronics, […]
CBSA delays laptop search Access to Information request
The BCCLA has been following reports of searches of laptops, smartphones, and other electronic devices by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) for some time now. We’ve come across a lot […]
