Question about Secret Service data

[Stuffshot]

Is there some technical reason the Secret Service's deleted texts can not be recovered from backup systems or from carriers?

There are several articles online describing how an ordinary cell phone user can obtain copies of deleted texts from the carrier. For example:

https://www.techwalla.com/articles/retrieve-messages-cell-phone-carrier

While the Secret Service's cell phones, backup systems and carriers are probably more sophisticated than those of the average T-Mobile user, I would still think the Secret Service ought to be able to retrieve deleted data from its own equipment and carriers (like they do when investigating other people).

So, is there some technical reason they can't?

 

[Crayfish57]

Is there some technical reason the Secret Service's deleted texts can not be recovered from backup systems or from carriers?

There are several articles online describing how an ordinary cell phone user can obtain copies of deleted texts from the carrier. For example:

https://www.techwalla.com/articles/retrieve-messages-cell-phone-carrier

While the Secret Service's cell phones, backup systems and carriers are probably more sophisticated than those of the average T-Mobile user, I would still think the Secret Service ought to be able to retrieve deleted data from its own equipment and carriers (like they do when investigating other people).

So, is there some technical reason they can't?

They use the same ones Hillary did?

 

[Marvin the Martian]

Is there some technical reason the Secret Service's deleted texts can not be recovered from backup systems or from carriers?

There are several articles online describing how an ordinary cell phone user can obtain copies of deleted texts from the carrier. For example:

https://www.techwalla.com/articles/retrieve-messages-cell-phone-carrier

While the Secret Service's cell phones, backup systems and carriers are probably more sophisticated than those of the average T-Mobile user, I would still think the Secret Service ought to be able to retrieve deleted data from its own equipment and carriers (like they do when investigating other people).

So, is there some technical reason they can't?

Step one of your article, carriers only hold the data for a very limited time.