- cross-posted to:
- privacy@programming.dev
- cross-posted to:
- privacy@programming.dev
theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/23/cop-city-protester-phone
consumerrights.wiki/w/Common_Questions,Arguments,&_Responses_when_discussing_Flock_Surveillance
theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/23/cop-city-protester-phone
consumerrights.wiki/w/Common_Questions,Arguments,&_Responses_when_discussing_Flock_Surveillance
We’re not taking about breaking into people’s stuff, we’re talking about destruction of evidence. The phone was collected as evidence. Then its contents were destroyed.
The time at which the phone was wiped the phone did not meet the legal requirements to be considered evidence. Therefore wiping the phone at that time does not constitute as destruction of evidence. You are conflating the legal definition of “evidence” with the layman’s definition of “evidence”.
I think both your points are compatible.
He’s saying you can’t destroy evidence.
You’re saying they were no evidence because the charges were made up with nothing to back the suspicion. The system was abused.
He’s telling you that’s for a court to determine, you can’t just claim it.
I’m no expert here. Just trying to understand myself.