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minus-squareRapidcreek@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoTwo separate things. Phone records have calls made/received, duration, that sort of thing. Tap and trace is the actual call plus location. Two different types of subpenas.
minus-squareRapidcreek@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoAs I said elsewhere, the operator doesn’t record calls. Too expensive and needless. Law enforcement can with the proper legal document. The reason it’s available in the equipment is because long ago Congress mandated it should be. More here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawful_interception
minus-squareRapidcreek@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoThere are things that are against the law you know. A lot of mob cases were made from wire taps
minus-squareRapidcreek@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoSome people like to shout into the wind.
Two separate things. Phone records have calls made/received, duration, that sort of thing. Tap and trace is the actual call plus location. Two different types of subpenas.
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As I said elsewhere, the operator doesn’t record calls. Too expensive and needless. Law enforcement can with the proper legal document.
The reason it’s available in the equipment is because long ago Congress mandated it should be.
More here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawful_interception
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There are things that are against the law you know. A lot of mob cases were made from wire taps
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Some people like to shout into the wind.