beep@piefed.world to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 15 days agoLondon's police asked Big Tech for private communications data over 700,000 times last yearwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up158arrow-down1external-linkLondon's police asked Big Tech for private communications data over 700,000 times last yearwww.theregister.combeep@piefed.world to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square15linkfedilinkfile-text
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minus-squareCorporal_Punishment@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 days agoI agree, 700k is suspiciously high but without additional information its hard to say what is driving it. Unless each separate component of a request is considered to be a separate request. But who knows
minus-squareHirom@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 days ago But who knows Apparently not the public. Lack of transparency makes it hard for citizens and lawmakers to make informed policy decisions.
I agree, 700k is suspiciously high but without additional information its hard to say what is driving it. Unless each separate component of a request is considered to be a separate request. But who knows
Apparently not the public. Lack of transparency makes it hard for citizens and lawmakers to make informed policy decisions.
I agree