http://www.theguardian.com/law/guardian-law-blog/2015/jan/12/police-ethics-digital-internet-technology
This article discusses the ethics of allowing detectives and police officers to have access to phone records of those they believe might be involved with or guilty of a crime. A law was passed in Britain a number of years ago called the, "Regulation of Investigatory Powers" act which basically stipulated when it is appropriate for law enforcement officials to ask phone companies in the UK for someone's phone records. However, the boundary between what is appropriate and not appropriate has already been blurred and there is an ongoing debate as to whether this law oversteps the rights of the citizens. The police believe it is necessary to use this sort of intrusive power in certain situations but it should curtailed to ensure it is not abused. The ethical questions that arise relate to when it is actually ethical to be able to hack into someone's personal records to get information that could lead them to be thought guilty of a crime they may be innocent of committing. Currently, the British government and law enforcement officials are cooperating with local communities in order to rewrite this law to make sure that the population has a say in their privacy being violated.
