Met police to extract suspects phone data
1,457 views · Published 18 May 2012 · 0:29 · Indexed 14 November 2026
Channel: News Direct · 2012 · News & Politics
London's Metropolitan Police are trialing a new system that allows them to extract and keep data from the mobile phones of suspects. The system connects to the phone and extracts call history, contacts, messages and social media information, giving officers immediate access to data they normally have to wait weeks for. Guidelines mean it can only be used if there is suspicion the phone was used in criminal activity. Several groups have said keeping such information would be in breach of human rights laws. SOURCES: BBC, Radio Tactics
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