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collaboration.processes.with.law.enforcement.or.the.courts,.
but.in.all.cases,.there.will.be.a.process.that.has.to.be.followed,.
and.it.will.usually.take.some.amount.of.time,.resources,.and.
effort.to.accomplish.
We.discuss.legal.process.in.greater.detail.in.later.chapters,.
but.for.this.subject.sufice.it.to.say.that.you.may.well.need.to.
understand. at. least. the. rudiments. of. what. is. required. if. you.
think.you.might.be.in.a.position.to.need.these.types.of.records.
Think.about.your.own.situation.at.work,.or.at.home.with.
your. loved. ones,. and. consider. when. and. how. a. situation.
might.arise.where.you.would.need.to.obtain.records.from.a.
telecommunications.provider.that.is.not.part.of.your.account.
For.instance,.you.might.have.an.aging.parent.whom.you.
can.foresee.needing.to.have.you.deal.with.their.affairs.in.the.
future..One.of.those.affairs.may.well.be.the.control.of.their.
phone.services.and.accounts..You.may.need.to.consider.the.
legal.processes.required.for.you.to.become.their.proxy.with.
the.phone.company.
Or,.if.you.are.managing.workers.at.your.organization.and.
there.might.be.a.question.of.phone.use,.what.will.it.require.of.
you.to.be.able.to.access.phone.records.of.an.employee.if.you.
are.not.the.person.of.record.on.the.account?
This.could.become.even.more.complex.if.your.workforce.
is. able. to. work. remotely,. especially. if. they. might. be. using.
their.own.private.phone.while.they.are.supposed.to.be.con-
ducting. work. for. you.. What. kind. of. agreement. or. contract.
with.the.employee.would.be.necessary.to.allow.you.access.to.
those.records?
These. are. all. questions. that. you. should. have. legal. coun-
sel.to.answer..And.because,.as.I.try.to.make.extremely.clear.
throughout.this.topic,.I.am.not.an.attorney,.and.because.there.
is.no.way.for.me.to.know.enough.about.your.speciic.situation.
to.give.good.advice.in.any.case,.I.will.not.attempt.to.offer.solu-
tions.or.answers.here..I.simply.want.to.ensure.that.you.are.rec-
ognizing.both.the.existence.and.possible.importance.of.these.
types.of.electronic.records.and.carefully.considering.what.you.
will.need.to.be.able.to.acquire.them.if.it.becomes.necessary.
