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Is there a reasonable process for police in US/Canada to actually get that info, doesn't seem to be the case? > The police can access cellphone records but the
by barbazoo 3y ago
Is there a reasonable process for police in US/Canada to actually get that info, doesn't seem to be the case?
> The police can access cellphone records but the process is cumbersome and privacy laws require a subpoena.
I wish it was just a default step in figuring out fault nowadays. An not handing over that data should put that driver at a disadvantage.
- JohnFen 3y agoThe process being somewhat inconvenient ("cumbersome" is overstating it) is intentional. It's one of the few protections we have from abuse by law enforcement in the US. I'm glad we have at least that.
- barbazoo 3y agoDoes that process yield phone usage data or "just" calls/texts?
- JohnFen 3y agoIt depends on what data the police are asking for in the warrant. Any data that exists is fair game.
- barbazoo 3y agoHow would they get phone usage data though? Even I wouldn't know how to get that info off my own phone other than abstract "screen time" metrics.
- JohnFen 3y agoI'm talking about legalities, not technical capability. That said, given how much phone usage is collected about people by various (mostly ad) companies, I'm guessing that's where you could find some decent usage data.
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