Reply to post: Is it really metadata?

Phone charging log helps to convict murderer

Ben Tasker

Is it really metadata?

Is it really metadata, or is it actually the data (i.e. the log) that was used. Ever since various leaks, all I seem to see is the word metadata being used, even when it's not appropriate.

So did they use the logs, or did they provide some data about their source data (and if so why, given there was only one subject)?

</grumpy pedant>

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