Texting editorial ignored privacy issues
The Telegraph editorial “Time to stop the texting charade” (Dec. 30) was very eloquent and persuasive in arguing for a better law to hopefully limit the growing carnage. But it failed to grapple with the real privacy issues.
Its easy to say “there ought to be a law” but if the next step is to be taken, The Telegraph – or someone – needs to deal with the several legal issues. Should the police be allowed to routinely examine your cell phone for evidence of recent use during “routine” stops? Only when investigating a wreck? What if the phone is broken by the wreck? Do they need a warrant to check with the service provider? What if they find something else incriminating on the phone unrelated to the wreck? What if the phone is password protected? These are some of the issues needing definition that the Telegraph should have at least acknowledged.
Gene Porter
Nashua