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In some parts of the world, an official police request is equivalent to a court order.

I do not know too much about these.

But, couldn't they fight it in court?

Hard to make it in to court with dozens of broken bones.

And not much point after you data has _already_ been shared.

> But, couldn't they fight it in court?

Why would they? They want to do business without much headache.