How Reassuring

[for fawkes sake]

"A report to Parliament revealed that forces in the North-East and North Yorkshire tapped into communications data a staggering 19,444 times in 2013.

The highest total was recorded by Durham police (6,218), followed by Northumbria (6,211), North Yorkshire (4,058) and then Cleveland (2,957).

Authorisation is granted to uncover the "who, when and where" of a communication, such as who owns the phone, or email address, or computer IP address.

The police also learn who that person was in contact with electronically - but not what was said in that communication."

http://tinyurl.com/q437mcz