February 21, 2024 · Blogs | Op-eds | Privacy and surveillance | Data protection standards | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention
When law enforcement undermines our digital safety, who is looking after our interests?
Imagine your friend sent you a private DM on Twitter. Now imagine, instead of the content remaining for your eyes only, Twitter letting the police also take a peek at it.
Such intrusive practices of state actors accessing private messages have grave consequences for our lives. Some people can be physically harmed, and for some, it can mean that their families and friends could get prosecuted.
At a collective level, the harm this does to our communities and society at large is immeasurable.
