They're understaffed because they cut headcount assuming that more data will help them to catch more 'bad guys' with fewer resources.

Part of the problem is that they don't employ enough people smart enough to use the data in mathematically and statistically accurate ways.

They only look at 'bad', and don't seem to have any realisation that there could be an offset for 'good', or at least 'not bad'. I'm strongly biased in this opinion having personally been on the end of police misinterpretation of data.

I was specifically told the following (by a Lead Investigator, not just a plod):

- Use of Mega is suspicious

- Having virtual machines is suspicious

- Having tor on your computer (their wording) is suspicious

Top of their fucking class they must have been.