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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
Actually the po po are allowed to go through your phone and, with my foster kids, routinely do, it is new law, none the less the supreme ct upheld their right a couple of years ago.
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Link? That's definitely not common practice and illegal searches through phones are routinely not admitted as evidence in court.
Edit: I presume you're speaking regarding this:
http://www.thestar.com/news/crime/20...urt_rules.html
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The Court of Appeal for Ontario has ruled that if a cellphone is not password-protected, police making an arrest can search it without a warrant.
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Hasn't gone to SCC that I can find. Though, they did say it can only be used for relevant evidence to the reason they arrested the accused. It can't be use as a fishing expedition trying to find more.