Bill 12 — Personal Digital Sanctity and Government Device Integrity Act | Cascadia
Review and vote on Bill 12: the BC Personal Digital Sanctity Act — protecting residents from unauthorized government surveillance of privately owned devices.
Key provisions
- Requires judicial warrant before government access to privately owned devices
- Prohibits mandatory installation of government surveillance software on personal devices
- Access logs must be disclosed to device owners after any lawful review period
- Independent Privacy Commissioner oversight of government device access requests
- Aligned with the Canadian Charter of Rights (Section 8 unreasonable search) and FOIPPA
How to vote
Visit cascadia.vote/bills/12 to read the full bill and cast your vote. Options typically include: Yes — build the plan, No — keep current systems, Revise — needs stronger safeguards, or Pilot first — prove it small.
This is a draft civic proposal for public discussion. It is not enacted legislation.
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