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UK police secretly downloading content from suspects’ phones (2018)

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Re: UK police secretly downloading content from suspects’ phones (2018)

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That doesn't mean its worth it. There is always a tradeoff and I would rather live in a world where I know I am free from surveillance than a world where I am .000001% safer or criminals are caught 10% faster.

> That doesn't mean its worth it. Just the presence of surveillance alone discourages criminals from acting in the first place. Without any surveillance, I don't think criminal activity will increase by just .000001%.

> Just the presence of surveillance alone discourages criminals from acting in the first place.

What's this based on?

From a quick google, it seems there isn't a clear consensus that this is the case.

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