Protecting Privacy at the Expense of Victims’ Rights: R v Bykovets
The internet has forever altered the criminal landscape, making it easier for offenders to collect, share and trade child sexual abuse material (CSAM) across both the regular and dark web. Between 2014 and 2022, there were 15,630 reports from police of online sexual offences against children and 45,816 reports of online CSAM in Canada.
"AI is reshaping Canadian Criminal Law" - a podcast
Produced by third-year Robson Hall law students Jayden and Andreas for Robson Crim, this episode looks at how AI is reshaping Canadian criminal law from both directions at once: the state’s growing use of AI in policing and surveillance, and criminals’ use of AI to scale fraud and identity theft. The first half sketches the privacy and Charter backdrop, then walks through tools like predictive policing and facial recognition, raising concerns about bias, and “feedback loops”
