When the cops subpoena your Facebook information, here's what FB sends the cops
I recently served on a jury for a violent crime, and as a juror being able to see evidence like cell phone records and closed circuit video was incredibly valuable.  Cases that would have otherwise been a matter of "he said, she said" can have corroborating evidence that makes it much easier to be convinced beyond a reasonable doubt.  I wondered how prosecutors managed to convict at all before these kinds of electronic records were available.<p>I'm not downplaying privacy concerns, but when you can see thing from the other side too it's easier to see it as a set of trade-offs that need weighing.  It's not a black and white issue.<p>EDIT: Also remember that evidence can help the falsely accused just as easily as it can help victims of crime.  Phone records can give a person an alibi that would otherwise have been very difficult to prove.