Sunday, December 29, 2013

CSA related items

The use of historic cell site evidence doesn't require it to pinpoint the exact spot where the mobile phone was used. The evidential supporting materials do have to stack up though but at the same time avoid assumptions being made on "thin" evidence.

Circumstantial evidence - mobile phone /giffgaff / cell site:
http://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/markup.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWCA/Crim/2013/1916.html

Location and Mast Usage
http://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/markup.cgi?doc=/scot/cases/ScotHC/2013/2013HCJAC89.html

Location Tracking in the US

We have all read various views expressed by those involved in the US that location data are not kept and it is all too difficult to get any sort of data. Have a read of the article below and maybe ask yourself if the authors of this article are aware that such location data does exists and are retained why others have expressed in other forums such data doesn't exist or if the data did exist the location data isn't retained.

Government Location Tracking: Cell Phones, GPS Devices, and License Plate Readers:
https://www.aclu.org/government-location-tracking-cell-phones-gps-devices-and-license-plate-readers