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Re:Whistleblower uncovers London police hacking of journalis... by fredley on Wednesday April 19, 2017 @04:30AM (#14146310)
What about Intelligence services? This is a local police force!
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Re:Whistleblower uncovers London police hacking of journalis... by foldr on Wednesday April 19, 2017 @05:09AM (#14146449)
I guess you could technically call the Met a "local" police force, but remember that the UK doesn't have a local/federal distinction. The Met in some of its functions is roughly comparable to the FBI.
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Re:Whistleblower uncovers London police hacking of journalis... by DanBC on Wednesday April 19, 2017 @05:37AM (#14146553)
Police have their own intelligence services in the form of "special branch". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Branch
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Re:Whistleblower uncovers London police hacking of journalis... by walshemj on Wednesday April 19, 2017 @06:44AM (#14146804)
There has always been a tension between the Met and the security service with the Met trying to get more powers in that area - even the Official Mi5 history comments on it.
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