The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) searched the phones and electronic devices of over 33,000 travelers before a court case struck down the border agency’s ability to conduct random searches.
After legal challenges were filed against the CBSA for treating electronic devices like ordinary goods in 2020, the Alberta Court of Appeal ruled that the practice breached Canadians’ constitutional rights.
“Devices now contain vast amounts of data touching on financial and medical details, the personal likes and propensities of users and their geographic movements over time,” explained the court.
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