The extent of police powers in digital snooping

Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - 14:07 in Mathematics & Economics

Police will now need a special wiretap warrant to access a suspect's text messaging history, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. But, in an evolving field, cellphones without password protection and emergency wiretaps are still fair game as investigative tools.

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