Decisions/Federal (Canada)/Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act/Incident: Web site broadcasts cell phone conversations
Federal (Canada)Office of the Privacy Commissioner of CanadaPersonal Information Protection and Electronic Documents ActIncidentDiscontinued
Incident: Web site broadcasts cell phone conversations
Organization: An Internet Service Provider
Decision: Sep 17, 2001Published: Sep 17, 2001
Plain-Language Summary
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner investigated a website that was broadcasting live audio from cellular telephones onto the internet. The investigation was discontinued after the Internet Service Provider shut down the Ottawa-based website due to bandwidth issues. The website had moved to a server in New York under new management.
Key Issues
- Unauthorized interception and broadcasting of private cell phone conversations
- Privacy implications of using scanners to capture cellular traffic
- Responsibility of Internet Service Providers for content hosted on their networks
Outcome
Investigation discontinued
Reasoning
The investigation was discontinued because the website broadcasting the cell phone conversations was shut down by its Internet Service Provider.
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