Is it possible to steal someone's text messages? - Page 2

DosEquis · 07-31-2007, 01:48 PM

How do you know he has the content of the messages? Did he call her and say "Who is ballz2wallz and why is he talking about your nipples?"

Scrum · 07-31-2007, 01:50 PM

Originally Posted by DosEquis

I would think that would be a really..really.. bad business practice. I could only see them do it if they were to get a court order.

AT&T handed all those phone records to the government when they asked.

I seem to remember someone in this thread (whos posts I can't see) defending that.

WickedLou9 · 07-31-2007, 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by Publius

That's a pretty weak argument. Adultery is not a legal crime, and has no bearing on one's ability to raise a child. He may have had an emotional appeal to stand on if she was going out with a drug addict or criminal or something, but legally speaking he has absolutely zero legal argument there and no emotional appeal to the judge considering that you are an (as far as I can tell) upstanding member of your community (aside from the bullshit weapons charges recently).

true. and that's not even mentioning the fact that the legal system has an inherant bias towards females when it comes to custody. As long as she isn't a drug addict, has a job and can support and care for the children she will get them. In order for a husband to get custody from his ex-wife she'd pretty much have to be a hooker or legally insane or something equally egregious. ( did I spell that right?)

Publius · 07-31-2007, 02:10 PM

Question: is his name on the cell phone account that she is using? If so, he could definitely have legally requested the information from the provider considering that the account is in his name (in part or in full), and they would be obligated to comply.

Linzyhop · 07-31-2007, 02:15 PM

Originally Posted by ballz2wallz

Bingo.

Now he's claiming she's an adulterer and unfit to be a primary care provider.

um. didn't he cheat on her first?

Ardentfrost · 07-31-2007, 02:18 PM

Sue him for illegally obtaining your text messages.

Stylerod · 07-31-2007, 03:52 PM

Yeah, big question. Does he have the messages from HER phone or YOUR phone? If it's her phone but he paid the bill then he has every right to them.

thomez · 07-31-2007, 08:58 PM

Originally Posted by DosEquis

I would think that would be a really..really.. bad business practice. I could only see them do it if they were to get a court order.

Internet search providers hand over info all the time, without court order.

Joe_Cool · 07-31-2007, 09:28 PM

Originally Posted by DosEquis

I would think that would be a really..really.. bad business practice. I could only see them do it if they were to get a court order.

AT&T did voluntarily hand over reams of information to NSA not so long ago. I wouldn't ever send anything whose secrecy mattered over a phone without encrypting it.

ballz2wallz · 08-05-2007, 11:15 PM

According to Sprint PCA legal services, they don't save text information...it's too much data, and text messages can never be retrieved. Only numbers...

ballz2wallz · 08-05-2007, 11:16 PM

Originally Posted by Scrum

AT&T handed all those phone records to the government when they asked.

I seem to remember someone in this thread (whos posts I can't see) defending that.

I don't think I ever commented on that topic, as I never was interested in the whole scenario...you must be projecting what you think I would say