I asked on another thread why the phone company is the “third party” instead of the “second party” in what is a two-party transaction. If I am the “first party” and the phone company is the “third party”, who is the “second party”?
I have one app on my iPhone for my phone carrier. Every other app is produced, licensed and maintained by someone other than my phone carrier. Who is the “third party” in this case? Good question!
I think this means the government is the first party, the suspect the second (or you could swap those two), and the phone company is the third party.