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Police and security agencies often have access to a wealth of personal information about the people they’re investigating — including phone calls, texts, emails and metadata.
Access to that information is supposed to occur under very controlled circumstances. But there’s evidence that’s not what’s happening.
A report has found that police and other agencies routinely break the law in handling private data, and despite warnings - their conduct is getting worse rather than better.
Today, chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper Karen Middleton on what happens when the people in charge of law enforcement, act outside the law themselves.
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Guest: Chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Karen Middleton
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