RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 1 year agoPolice now need warrant to get a person's IP address, Supreme Court ruleswww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1232cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldglobalnews@lemmy.ziptechnology@lemmit.online
arrow-up1232external-linkPolice now need warrant to get a person's IP address, Supreme Court ruleswww.cbc.caRandAlThor@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 1 year agomessage-square18fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldglobalnews@lemmy.ziptechnology@lemmit.online
minus-squareTheGibberishGuy@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 year agoWasn’t there something like this already? Swear I read couple months ago something about a police force buying data off data brokers to get around protections in place.
minus-squaresmoothbrain coldtakes@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 year agoYeah it happened in the US though. Not that Canadian data standards are much higher.
minus-squarewise_pancake@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoNo the article was about the rcmp doing it too.
minus-squareShowroom7561@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoOh, FFS. That doesn’t even surprise me at this point!
Wasn’t there something like this already? Swear I read couple months ago something about a police force buying data off data brokers to get around protections in place.
Yeah it happened in the US though.
Not that Canadian data standards are much higher.
No the article was about the rcmp doing it too.
Oh, FFS. That doesn’t even surprise me at this point!