robin1979 wrote:

argus-cronos wrote:

dmcconachie wrote: Argument remains, are the police going to bother trying to prove it? Do they have power to confiscate or even search mobile phones? Unlikely I'd have said.

They are allowed to.

They are not.

Yes they are, if they have 'reasonable suspicion'.

ARTICLE 8

Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence.

Also see article 10 posted above.

Sure, but that's purely theoretical, Robin, because maybe for you it's no problem to spend 10 years in litigation up to and including the European Court in Strassbourg to prove your point, but 99,99% of people can't afford that stress. Financially or mentally. I.o.w. 99,99% of people will (have to) give up and consequently lose that case IRL.

robin1979 wrote:Just lock your phone whenever you get pulled over and be fine. There's really nothing they can do (in (western) Europe, not speaking for any of the other countries).

If you don't back up that advice with a guarantee – in escrow – for at least the financial consequences it's pretty cheap and meaningless. We read your ID, we know where your interests lie. We must assume that motivates your advice...

Don't you all have some kind of web browser on your "smart" phones? Isn't there already places on Internet where you can find location of speed traps and speed cams? Is your smartphone with a functional web browser illegal as well?