Thread by @bricksilk

Useful 🧵 on today’s #CJEU Dwyer judgment - a notorious murder in Ireland that was only solved because location data was routinely saved for 2 yrs in case police needed access in a criminal investigation. /1

https://twitter.com/mikarv/status/1511247225812393987

This enabled the crime to be pinned on a previously unsuspected architect, whose professional movements over a long period corresponded with those of the incriminating phone. /2

I was an expert witness in the case so will not comment further on a judgment that largely follows #CJEU precedent, whatever you think of it (other approaches are available: see #ECtHR). /3

I would note only that these paras, sllowing the targeting of high-crime areas, appear to offer a partial solution - though if I lived in such an area, I might need some persuading that it is “non-discriminatory”. /4

My experience as @terrorwatchdog suggests that people are much more sensitive about powers that they perceive as targeting the community and they are about powers of general application. /5

Anyway, this controversial line of cases continues – and @mikarv is an excellent guide to it. /6

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