Two UK Police Forces Unlawfully Recorded Phone Calls Via App, Watchdog Finds

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By BeauHDApr 18, 2023, 9:42 pm194 pts
Bruce66423 shares a report from the Guardian: Two police forces have been reprimanded by Britain's data watchdog after officers unlawfully recorded more than 200,000 phone conversations using an app originally intended for hostage negotiators. The automatic recordings, made over several years, included 'highly…

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