Searches incident to arrest are performed without prior judicial authorization, and they inevitably intrude on an individual's privacy interests. (slaw.ca)
It has been clearly established that the Charter requires prior judicial authorization for the non-consensual interception of communications unless exigent circumstances exist, and this general rule logically extends to the surreptitious collection of data revealing the content of private communications. (slaw.ca)
As the respondent correctly points out, police may discover computers in a range of situations and it will not always be appropriate to require specific, prior judicial authorization before they can search those devices. (slaw.ca)