tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273930.post401962009579842570..comments2024-03-08T07:29:54.585-04:00Comments on Canadian Privacy Law Blog: Police "PIPEDA requests" for customer informationprivacylawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03943567746055311435noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273930.post-35087440891346045612012-04-01T22:21:41.415-03:002012-04-01T22:21:41.415-03:00See R v Spencer and R v Trapp, from the Sask. C.A....See R v Spencer and R v Trapp, from the Sask. C.A. (2011), which essentially endorse the use of these letters by the police. The combination of this section of PIPEDA and 487.014 of the Code seem to have largely eviscerated meaningful privacy rights in their subscriber status information (including IP address) with their local ISP.Jonesynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273930.post-42961480330110592752011-11-08T11:22:51.620-04:002011-11-08T11:22:51.620-04:00Shouldn't the letter state that the police off...Shouldn't the letter state that the police officer has a reason to believe that the specific IP address in question has been used in the commission of the offense being investigated.<br /><br />As worded, it seems to me, this letter could be used for a fishing expedition.<br /><br />I'm not a lawyer, so I'm willing to be corrected.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04775832895156168749noreply@blogger.com