At the time of the development of the program, it was viewed as a natural extension, and there was not an intent to collect personal information.
As Ms. Rogers mentioned, we have a specialized team that works on the computer forensics itself, which is separated entirely from the investigators on the file, so there is a wall in between the two pieces of information. The digital forensics experts are trained to seek out the exact information that is being sought under the court order and to disregard any personal information that is being collected.
At the time, and this would precede both of us, the understanding was that, because this was not intended to collect or store personal information, it might not have been required. We have since, out of an abundance of caution and starting in 2022, determined that with the modernization of our activities in the Environment and Climate Change Canada enforcement branch, there is value in conducting privacy impact assessments across the range of our activities.