I read today of a shopkeeper who, whilst his back was turned, had his tablet stolen off his desk. Unknown to the thief, he was directly facing a cc tv camera which filmed the whole thing. The shopkeeper printed off some photos of the thief and distributed them in the local area, asking if anyone recognised him.
The shopkeeper subsequently received a visit from the police, not to tell him his stolen property had been found, but to "tell him off" for breaching the thief's data protection. The police say that "only they have the authority to investigate, solve and prosecute those responsible for a crime", even though the police force is hugely underfunded, undermanned and recently admitted that they will no longer always come out for thefts and burglaries.
My feeling is that, if you're a thief, you have to accept that you run the same risks of privacy violation as your victims did when you stole from them. Do you agree, or do you feel the shopkeeper was wrong to do what he did?
ps: he got his tablet back.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-45209127
Do you still have all your own teeth?