See, here's the thing.

Cops are doing a lot more spying and monitoring on an informal warrantless basis these days. Electronic devices need to be electronically monitored by the cops. You just can't lock down the security too hard.

It's a "thing of ours" for the cops.

Do I have to translate that into Italian for you?

La Cosa Nostra.

Have you heard that phrase before?

https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/organized-crime/history-of-la-cosa-nostra