I'm against mass collection to narrow down on potential suspects and solve petty crimes, but if you're ready to ruin someone's life by accusing them of sexual a

I'm against mass collection to narrow down on potential suspects and solve petty crimes, but if you're ready to ruin someone's life by accusing them of sexual assault or rape, you shouldn't be concerned with some data on your phone, actually, you should be happy the data is there to support your line of events. The fact that cases have been pushed through without such data is what concerns me. Not everyone is an expert communicator who can defend themselves (or avoid making mistakes) in an aggressive police questioning, the data is paramount to get to the truth. I had a friend who falsely accused someone and she was also very reluctant to hand over her phone to police because it would've proved she was out of town with me. Police dropped her case thankfully, so this isn't UK-specific, but I do wonder if the guy would've even got a fair chance given he had a criminal history.