A B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal ruled that a woman cannot sue her ex-boyfriend for sharing intimate images from her workplace with her employer, as the tribunal found it was in the public interest due to alleged workplace misconduct. The tribunal determined the images did not meet the legal definition of “intimate” since they were taken in accessible areas, undermining her reasonable expectation of privacy.
Explain It To Me Like I’m 5: A woman in B.C. can’t sue her ex-boyfriend for sharing private pictures and videos from her workplace with her bosses because the tribunal decided it was okay since the images were taken in public areas where she didn’t have a reasonable expectation of privacy.
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