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.
The Privacy Issue
Humans are faced with a puzzling dilemma in the age of technology. Do we conform to societies terms accepting technology or do we disregard societal norms and leave everything behind, commencing the hermit life. While the latter has its merits the trade off is unacceptable to most, the loss of relationships and being in the know is too much to stomach. Humans like normal and thrive off what they know. But what happens when we allow governments to go too far and use technology
