Re: [privacy] FBI Acknowledges: Journalists Phone Records are Fair Game

["Jerry Hill" <malaclypse2 () gmail com>]

On 5/16/06, Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu <Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu> wrote:
> On Mon, 15 May 2006 23:49:47 -0000, Fergie said:
> > "Think of it more as backtracking," said a senior federal official.
>
> Spin control, pure and simple.
>
> "Who's he on the phone with now?" isn't that far from "Who all did he
> call yesterday?".

Well, they may seem the same to you, but they are treated differently
under the law.  To get access to historical phone records requires a
subpoena.  To get access to real-time call data requires a warrant.

As far as I understand it, there are different levels of evidence
required for each, and different procedures to go through.  You may
think that the difference between the two is trivial, but as I
understand it, they're pretty different from a law enforcement
perspective.

--
Jerry
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