The Ability to Control Data Is a Protected Privacy Interest
- March 31, 2024
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has upheld the ruling of a trial judge excluding a critical pocket-dial recording from evidence at the trial of Samandeep Singh Gill that resulted in his acquittal for the murder of Manbir Singh Kajla….
From the Hands of Third Parties: Privacy and Internet Protocol Addresses
- March 15, 2024
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
The Supreme Court of Canada has held that internet protocol addresses attract a reasonable expectation of privacy in a ruling that will have wider implications for the private sector including internet service providers, search engines and artificial intelligence generators. The…
Law Enforcement Disrupts LockBit and Taunts Administrator
- February 29, 2024
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
A sprawling operation by an international consortium of law enforcement agencies has seized the infrastructure and website of the notorious LockBit ransomware group. Over the last five years the seemingly untouchable purveyor of ransomware-as-a-service rapidly grew into one of the…
On the Cybersecurity Front: Volt Typhoon and Warzone RAT
- February 15, 2024
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
The disruption of a botnet and the seizure of internet domains selling a remote access trojan have recently turned the cybersecurity focus on the detection of stealth methods deployed by state sponsored and financially motivated actors. Described as the defining…
Search Warrants and the Doctrine of Severance
- January 31, 2024
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
The right of all Canadians to be secure against unreasonable search and seizure protects the right to privacy from unjustified state intrusion. The purpose of the right requires that unjustified searches be prevented before they happen and not merely condemned…