Rape victims told to hand over phones or risk cases being dropped
Privacy campaigners have spoken out over controversial plans where rape victims could soon be forced to hand over their mobile phones to police or risk their attacker walking free. If victims do not allow police to access their messages, photos emails and social media accounts then prosecutions may not go ahead. The Centre for Women’s Justice (CWJ) has expressed ‘serious concerns’ over what it calls ‘excessive disclosure requests’...
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