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London police sought Big Tech comms data 700k+ times last year

London's Metropolitan Police made over 700,000 requests for communication data from major technology companies last year. This figure, revealed through a Freedom of Information Act request, highlights the extensive surveillance capabilities utilized by law enforcement. The data sought likely pertains to user activity and personal information held by these tech giants. AI

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IMPACT Law enforcement's extensive data requests from tech companies may impact user privacy and data handling practices in AI applications.

RANK_REASON Article discusses a statistic about law enforcement requests for data from tech companies, which is not a core AI development or release.

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London police sought Big Tech comms data 700k+ times last year

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  1. The Register — AI TIER_1 ·

    London's police asked Big Tech for comms data over 700,000 times last year

    A Freedom of Information Act request shows the extent of the surveillance