U.K. Police Have a Message for Crime Victims: Hand over Your Private Data
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#2Discussed yesterday as well, albeit using a BBC article: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19777513
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#3The NYTimes has a message for citizens, Subscribe or you only get the first paragraph.
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#4The NYTimes has a message for citizens, Subscribe or you only get the first paragraph.
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#5Being a victim of a crime has always meant some loss of privacy. If you are murdered, they will conduct an autopsy of you to determine how you died and possibly a toxicology study to determine what drugs you had in your system. If you were raped, getting a rape exam done is recommended to document injuries and collect DNA samples. If you report your child was kidnapped, the police will likely closely examine your home for clues.
How is this any different?
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#7Being a victim of a crime has always meant some loss of privacy. If you are murdered, they will conduct an autopsy of you to determine how you died and possibly a toxicology study to determine what drugs you had in your system. If you were raped, getting a rape exam done is recommended to document injuries and collect DNA samples. If you report your child was kidnapped, the police will likely closely examine your hom…
If your car is stolen, it's reasonable that your Google docs are read?
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#8> Mr. Ephgrave, the assistant commissioner, acknowledged such concerns in his statement.
> “We understand that how personal data is used can be a source of anxiety,” he said. “We would never want victims to feel that they can’t report crimes because of ‘intrusion’ in their data.”
> “That’s why a new national form has been introduced,” replacing policies that varied from place to place, “to help police seek informed consent proportionately and consistently.”
I’m sorry for not having something smarter to say, but what the actual fuck? That sounds like what a tech company would say to try to justify their new data policy. That’s terrible coming from an institution that is supposed to protect people under its jurisdiction.
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#9> Mr. Ephgrave, the assistant commissioner, acknowledged such concerns in his statement. > “We understand that how personal data is used can be a source of anxiety,” he said. “We would never want victims to feel that they can’t report crimes because of ‘intrusion’ in their data.” > “That’s why a new national form has been introduced,” replacing policies that varied from place to place, “to help police seek informed c…
It's a non-sequiter.
> We don't want you to be concerned
> Now here's this new TOS which is what you're concerned about, but it is new, and shiny.
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#10> Mr. Ephgrave, the assistant commissioner, acknowledged such concerns in his statement. > “We understand that how personal data is used can be a source of anxiety,” he said. “We would never want victims to feel that they can’t report crimes because of ‘intrusion’ in their data.” > “That’s why a new national form has been introduced,” replacing policies that varied from place to place, “to help police seek informed c…
>That’s terrible coming from an institution that is supposed to protect people under its jurisdiction.
Nah, they are there to protect those in power. Been that way for a while in case you didn't notice.