CCLA is intervening in the Supreme Court of Canada case Andrei Bykovets v His Majesty the King regarding reasonable expectations of privacy in an IP address. CCLA submits that an internet user’s IP address should be protected, that police should be required to gain a warrant prior to getting access, and that the s. 8 privacy interest engages significant s. 7 liberty interests given the nature of the internet in contemporary Canadian society.
A hearing for Bykovets first took place on January 17th, 2023. On November 9th, 2023, a new hearing of the appeal was ordered. The hearing will take place in writing.
CCLA’s factum from the January 2023 hearing can be read here.
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