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B.C. police cite privacy as investigators probe chat groups

The British Columbia Police Complaint Commissioner is investigating WhatsApp chats that contain work-related communications and inappropriate content.
Nelson officers are challenging the constitutionality of seizing personal phones, arguing it violates the Canadian Charter's protection against unreasonable search and seizure.
Three Coquitlam RCMP officers face potential dismissal due to reported racist behavior in encrypted chats.
An ex-Vancouver officer was disciplined for discreditable conduct related to disparaging remarks about a sexual assault case.

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B.C. police cite privacy rights as investigators probe contents of chat groups

The fate of an investigation by B.C.'s Police Complaint Commissioner into officers' WhatsApp chats, which were found to include "pornographic images" among other things, could have implications for police across the country.

9 days ago·Canada

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Nelson police cite privacy as investigators probe chat group activities

Seizure of Nelson officers’ personal phone data being challenged in court as an invasion of privacy

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B.C. police cite privacy as investigators probe chat group activities

Seizure of Nelson officers’ personal phone data being challenged in court as an invasion of privacy

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B.C. police cite privacy as investigators probe chat groups

The details of a private chat group among current and former members of the police department in Nelson, B.C., haven’t been made public. But the fate of an investigation by the province’s Police Complaint Commissioner into the WhatsApp chats could have implications for police across the country, as the Nelson officers mount a court challenge […]

9 days ago·Toronto, Canada

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