New technology supports criminal investigation

The London police force is testing a system that can retrieve data immediately from the mobile phone of the suspects arrested.

The data is being tested in 16 counties in London and is likely to be available to the entire British police force.

The International Security Agency warns of the legality of this system.

In the past, police had to send phones or other exhibits to experts to get data from the machine. This process takes several weeks, which can slow down the investigation progress. Now, this work can be done quickly through the terminal placed at the police station. London police have leased 16 terminals and held 12 months of training for more than 300 employees so they could be easily operated. The total cost for all these things is £ 50,000.

A spokesman for the London Police Department said mobile phone data from suspects would be retained and processed to support the investigation. However, according to the organization, Privacy International, this may show signs of violation of human rights law. Spokesman Emma Graper of the organization said the retention of data, images, contact information ... of the suspect after his release, like keeping a DNA record of a person who has been declared Being innocent at court, is illegal.

Privacy International also expressed its concern that these technologies would spread beyond the police department for the purpose of preventing, searching and controlling civil acts on the streets.