from the less-safety-equals-more-safety,-say-EuroCops dept

  • ItsComplicated@sh.itjust.works
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    7 months ago

    The letter opens with an admission by the collective of police chiefs that they’re unable to do their jobs unless tech companies do half the work for them.

    I suppose previous generations of law enforcement that were able to do their jobs before all this does not count.

    • gomp@lemmy.ml
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      7 months ago

      To be fair: previous generations of police officers, back when most people used phones, have made extensive use of wiretapping (and current policemen still do, of course).