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		mikeash on Sept 16, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Smartphones Are Used To Stalk, Control Domestic Ab... I'd call the police. Is that strange?

seanflyon on Sept 16, 2014 [–]

And if the police were unable to locate them?

LaGrange on Sept 16, 2014 | [–]

Then I'm pretty damn sure AT&T won't have the data either.

seanflyon on Sept 17, 2014 | | [–]

That is a substantial assumption.

mikeash on Sept 17, 2014 | | [–]

Isn't it pretty straightforward for the police to get a warrant to get information from the phone company in a case like this?

seanflyon on Sept 17, 2014 | | [–]

Police do on occasion fail to do things that seem pretty straightforward.

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