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California cops got caught being naughty with their database privileges 7,000+ times in one year
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California cops got caught being naughty with their database privileges 7,000+ times in one year

Who needs dating apps when you have illegal access to a police database?

Ellsworth Toohey
Jan 31, 2025
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California's finest just can't keep their grubby little fingers off those sweet, sweet database keys! The Electronic Frontier Foundation just dropped a bombshell report showing our boys and girls in blue went full creeper mode over 7,000 times in 2023.

The grand prize for most enthusiastic privacy violator goes to the …

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