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Europol says mobile roaming tech is hampering crimefighters (www.theregister.com)

submitted 4 months ago by schizoidman@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Privacy measures apparently helping criminals evade capture

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[–] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, I dont think so. I have not heard an argument here, just a statement. The "limits" arent real, never have been. This stuff needs to be outlawed as a whole so that "criminal" behavior can be again investigated in a way that is understandable and controllable. We dont need all powerful cops that have the best tools on their hands just to catch someone selling illegal stuff. It has also been proven time and again that the whole terrorism shtick has never been as much of a threat as it was made out to be.

[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 1 points 4 months ago

SIGINT isn't even a good tool for them

[–] a4ng3l@lemmy.world -2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Your examples are clear indication that you know jack shit about actual police work. Admittedly in civilised countries where there are checks and due process. Cops aren’t getting access freely to comms. A magistrate can depending on circumstances. And there’s plenty of red tape everywhere. Even telco operators will refuse to respond to a request if not absolutely justified. And typically that’s not when timmy sold some shit to his neighbour. Organised crime, murders, rapts… instances of those with actual victims are not threats, they are shits that happen and needs to be sorted.

[–] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 1 points 4 months ago

Yeah. Your tone indicates that it’s a great idea to have meaningful discussions with you. /s good bye