A body camera could document a difficult delivery, a disputed handoff or damage at a property. It could also record people who never agreed to be part of a driver’s evidence system.
We want to examine both sides before calling body cams a useful gig-driver tool. The story will look at recording laws, audio versus video rules, privacy expectations at homes and businesses, platform policies, storage security, battery life and the practical problem of finding the relevant clip later.
We also want to know what evidence a platform will actually consider during a dispute. Recording everything is pointless if the footage cannot be submitted or if using it creates a larger legal problem.
The finished article will distinguish documentation from surveillance and will avoid one-size-fits-all advice because Canadian recording and privacy issues can vary with the circumstances. Drivers already using body cams can help us understand what they record, what they deliberately avoid recording and whether the camera has ever resolved a real dispute.
