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Cell-phones today contain some of our most private and personal information. This has undoubtedly increased our privacy interest in our cell-phones, particularly from unwanted searches from the police. In this article, I present some leading and other recent Canadian cases regarding one\u2019s reasonable expectation of privacy in their cell phone and the police\u2019s ability to search one\u2019s cell phones without a warrant.<\/p>\n

LEGAL FRAMEWORK<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Section 8 of the\u00a0Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms<\/em>\u00a0provides that:\u00a0\u201cEveryone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure.\u201d<\/p>\n

The s. 8 guarantee, however, is not an absolute right against all searches\u2014 s. 8 protects an individual from only those searches deemed to be \u201cunreasonable\u201d. In\u00a0R v Edwards<\/em>, the Supreme Court of Canada offered the following two-part framework to determine whether s. 8 of the\u00a0Charter<\/em>\u00a0has been violated in a search conducted by the police:[1]<\/a><\/p>\n

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  1. First, does the individual have a reasonable expectation of privacy with respect to the item in question under the totality of circumstances?<\/li>\n
  2. Second, if the individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy, did the police conduct the search reasonably?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    CELL PHONES AND A REASONABLE EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

    The Canadian jurisprudence has typically found that users of cell-phones containing private and personal information have a reasonable expectation of privacy. That said, it is important to note that a determination of whether an individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy proceeds on a case-by-case basis with regard to the totality of circumstances.<\/p>\n