DEVON and Cornwall Police asked for permission to access private communications data on almost 20,000 occasions over the past two years, according to a new report. Big Brother Watch said its research raised transparency concerns at a time when plans are being made to introduce legislation granting law enforcement and the security services greater powers to access information in order to fight crime and terrorism. The analysis found that UK forces made 733,237 requests for communications data...
Reported by Plymouth Herald 6 hours ago.
DEVON and Cornwall Police asked for permission to access private communications data on almost 20,000 occasions over the past two years, according to a new report. Big Brother Watch said its research raised transparency concerns at a time when plans are being made to introduce legislation granting law enforcement and the security services greater powers to access information in order to fight crime and terrorism. The analysis found that UK forces made 733,237 requests for communications data...
Reported by Plymouth Herald 6 hours ago.