Url https://www.yegpoliceviolencearchive.ca/s/archive/item/999 Resource class dctype:Image Title Recording the Police flier - digital image Description A digital image for online distribution containing information about citizens' rights when recording the police. Multimedia Alt Text Recording the Police: Your Rights when Recording Police in Canada As long as you aren't interfering with a uniformed police officer's duties, it is legal to film or photograph police If you're told to stop, ask if you are being detained - if not, you have the right to continue recording Officers cannot take or look through your phone unless you are being arrested and they have a warrant or reasonable grounds to do so Having a passcode on mobile devices can reduce unlawful searches Tips for filming police violence: Shoot steadily & continuously in landscape mode Maintain at least 2m distance if possible Capture details like faces, badges, & license plates of police involved Capture details of time and place, like street signs Before posting/sharing, crop or blur out faces to protect victims or protestors Consider your own and victim safety, and whether filming might escalate a situation --