Guidance for the use of body-worn cameras by law enforcement authorities : Document d'orientation pour l'utilisation de caméras corporelles par les organismes chargées de voir au respect de la loi

This document is endorsed by: Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia Manitoba Ombudsman Office of the Access to Information and Privacy Commissioner - New Brunswick Office of the Information and Privacy - Newfoundland and Labrador Office of the Information and [...] It relates to the overt use of BWCs, that is, BWCs that are used in view of the public and with the understanding that the public has been informed of their deployment. [...] Thus, there may be additional concerns raised under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Criminal Code, or provincial legislation2, for example, whether the use of BWCs in any given context intrudes on the public’s reasonable expectation of privacy or constitutes an interception of private communications, including in places accessible to members of the public. [...] Given this context, and the increasing quality of recordings and sensitivity of microphones, the images and sound captured by BWCs for the most part will be about identifiable individuals. [...] Privacy Impact Assessments As a highly recommended best practice, a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) should be completed prior to the use of BWCs to help identify the potential privacy risks of the BWC program.