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14:15:36 on Tue, 16 May 2017, Blair Bell <[log in to unmask]> writes
>Location information is used by a variety of companies for legitimate
>commercial reasons. Cell phone service providers use it to route calls
>to their customers, GPS navigation services use it to help their
>customers avoid getting lost, and a variety of technology companies use
>it to provide assorted online services.
>
>Laws pertaining to location have not kept pace with technology. Judges
>in different jurisdictions have issued conflicting rulings about what
>procedures law enforcement must follow – and how much evidence is
>necessary – to obtain individuals’ location data from private
>companies. This lack of clarity creates problems for law enforcement
>agencies and private companies, as well as uncertainty for customers
There should be absolutely no doubt about the status (and disclosure) of
cellphone location data - that was settled in RIPA 2000, and recently
carried over into the Investigatory Powers Act 2016.
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Roland Perry
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