It covers the act of secretly watching or recording for a sexual purpose someone who has a reasonable expectation of privacy. In 2015 the trial judge determined that Jarvis had violated the students' privacy by using a so-called spy pen. In a concurring decision, Supreme Court Justice Malcolm Rowe expressed some concerns but ultimately agreed with the court's conclusion. Hnatiw said the Supreme Court's ruling today sets clearer guidelines around what a reasonable expectation of privacy means when dealing with voyeurism. The lawyers said they worry the Supreme Court's "expansive" definition of what constitutes a reasonable expectation of privacy casts "the net of criminal liability too wide."

Source: CBC News February 14, 2019 14:55 UTC