The invalidity of metadata – which includes data such as the day, time, duration, destination number and location of the devices involved in a call or Internet access – has already destroyed dozens of cases of child pornography, both during investigation and at the trial stage. So says Pedro Verdelho, director of the Cybercrime Office, which coordinates the activities of the Public Ministry in the area of cybercrime.
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