Tue, Mar 16th 2021 9:34am
Tim Cushing
Law enforcement loves loves LOVES third parties. Anyone one step removed from someone they re investigating generally isn t covered by the Fourth Amendment, which means no one needs a warrant or probable cause to go fishing for third party data.
But when it comes to the accused, what s easy for law enforcement is seldom simple for regular citizens. Third parties obtain tons of personal data when interacting with customers and users. But when a
regular person asks for this information, third parties apparently feel free to blow them off. That s the case when someone s trying to do nothing more than dispute something on their credit record. And it s also the case when someone s life is literally on the line.