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Here I am referring to their desire to find a person who committed what appeared to be a criminal act. I am not excusing their use of the technology, only that

Here I am referring to their desire to find a person who committed what appeared to be a criminal act. I am not excusing their use of the technology, only that the state and specifically the police have a compelling interest to find people who commit crimes. There are lots of limitations on their powers to accomplish this end, but we do want police to investigate crimes.

chaps 1y ago
You are definitionally excusing their use of the technology. The definition of "excusing": "attempt to lessen the blame attaching to (a fault or offense); seek to defend or justify."