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Britain Can Lead the World In Online Privacy – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted June 16th, 2015 in data protection, internet, investigatory powers, news, privacy, reports, terrorism by sally

‘British legal history has long inspired the common law world. The Magna Carta, an 800-year-old agreement between a King and his barons, remains an icon of liberty, seen around the world as the foundation stone of the rule of law. In contrast, British law on online surveillance and privacy has been arcane and obscure – a field that is for reluctant experts if it is for anyone at all.’

UK Human Rights Blog, 13th June 2015

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

What to look out for in Britain’s new surveillance bill – The Guardian

Posted June 8th, 2015 in bills, electronic mail, intelligence services, interception, internet, investigatory powers, news, privacy, telecommunications by sally

‘The government intends wholesale reform, but will it perpetuate a dark history of invasion of privacy or follow the US example, and end invasive surveillance?’

The Guardian, 5th June 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Legal challenge against Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act reaches High Court – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 5th, 2015 in bills, data protection, EC law, human rights, intelligence services, investigatory powers, news, police, privacy, proportionality, telecommunications by sally

‘A legal challenge fronted by two UK MPs against communications surveillance laws passed last year has reached the High Court.’

OUT-LAW.com, 4th June 2015

Source: www.out-law.com

Emergency surveillance law faces legal challenge by MPs – BBC News

Posted June 4th, 2015 in bills, electronic mail, human rights, intelligence services, interception, investigatory powers, news, telecommunications by sally

‘The High Court is to hear a legal challenge to the government’s emergency surveillance law brought by two MPs.’

BBC News, 4th June 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

The police ask to look at our private messages once every 120 seconds – The Independent

Posted June 2nd, 2015 in interception, investigatory powers, news, police, privacy, reports, telecommunications by sally

‘Police officers in the UK ask for permission to monitor use of emails, text messages and internet searches once every two minutes, a new report has disclosed.’

The Independent, 1st June 2015

Source: www.independent.co.uk

UK police requests to access phone calls or emails are granted 93% of the time – The Guardian

Posted June 1st, 2015 in electronic mail, investigatory powers, news, police, privacy, telecommunications by michael

‘Ministers are facing calls to curb the scale of police access to private phone and email records, after a report by privacy campaigners found officers were making a request every two minutes and getting access in 93% of cases.’

The Guardian, 1st June 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Blacklisted workers seek to prise open secrets of covert police surveillance – The Guardian

Posted May 29th, 2015 in company directors, inquiries, investigatory powers, news, police, trade unions by sally

‘Blacklisted workers have intensified their campaign to uncover the extent of secret police surveillance operations against them.’

The Guardian, 28th May 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Surveillance and privacies – OUP Blog

Posted May 28th, 2015 in intelligence services, investigatory powers, news, privacy, reports, select committees by sally

‘In its recent report, Privacy and Security: A modern and transparent legal framework, the Parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee pondered on the scale of public concern about digital surveillance:

“It is worth noting that this debate does not seem to arise in the context of the Agencies intercepting letters, or listening to people’s home or office landline calls. So what is it about the internet that makes it different? For many, the free and open nature of the internet represents liberty and democracy, and they consider that these values should not be compromised for the sake of detecting a minority who wish to use it for harmful purposes.”’

OUP Blog, 28th May 2015

Source: http://blog.oup.com

The government’s data law – an attack on encryption? – BBC News

Posted May 28th, 2015 in bills, data protection, intelligence services, internet, investigatory powers, news by sally

‘Overdue modernisation of the way the authorities monitor criminals and terrorists – or a Snooper’s Charter eroding our basic liberties? The proposal outlined in the Queen’s Speech to “modernise the law on communications data” will divide opinion. But prepare for another long battle over the way that law is framed and the balance it strikes between privacy and public safety.’

BBC News, 27th May 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Queen’s Speech: New online data terror powers proposed – BBC News

Posted May 27th, 2015 in bills, data protection, intelligence services, internet, investigatory powers, news, police, privacy, telecommunications, terrorism by sally

‘Planned new laws to give police and spies stronger powers to “target the online communications” of terrorist suspects are in the Queen’s Speech.’

BBC News, 27th May 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Legal experts call for greater scrutiny of surveillance laws – The Guardian

Posted May 26th, 2015 in intelligence services, investigatory powers, legislation, news, parliament, universities by sally

‘An alliance of prominent academics have signed a letter to the government warning against any expansions of state surveillance without the full involvement of parliament and the public.’

The Guardian, 26th May 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Intelligence agencies can hack computers without breaking UK laws – OUT-LAW.com

Posted May 20th, 2015 in computer crime, intelligence services, investigatory powers, news, privacy by sally

‘The UK government changed the law to enable intelligence agencies to engage in computer hacking without being said to be in breach of the Computer Misuse Act, privacy campaigners have claimed. The government has said the powers were already in existence and that the reforms merely serve to clarify the legal position.’

OUT-LAW.com, 18th May 2015

Source: www.out-law.com

Codes of practice for the acquisition, disclosure and retention of communications data – Home Office

Posted May 15th, 2015 in codes of practice, electronic mail, internet, investigatory powers, press releases, telecommunications, terrorism by sally

‘Guidance on the procedures that should be followed when the communications data is accessed or disclosed under RIPA, or retained under DRIPA or the ATCSA.’

Full press release

Home Office, 15th May 2015

Source: www.gov.uk/home-office

NCA slammed as ‘ignorant’ and ‘ill-informed’ by High Court judge after agency used unlawful search warrants – The Independent

Posted May 14th, 2015 in investigatory powers, national crime agency, news, warrants by sally

‘The National Crime Agency has been condemned as “incompetent” and “systematically flawed” by a High Court judge – after officers unlawfully used search warrants to plant a surveillance device without warning magistrates.’

The Independent, 13th May 2015

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Snoopers’ Charter: Theresa May’s plan to push ahead with Communications Data Bill sparks online campaign for internet freedom – The Independent

Posted May 11th, 2015 in bills, electronic mail, internet, investigatory powers, news, political parties by sally

‘Online campaigners have already begun fighting Conservative plans to push ahead with the introduction of sweeping new surveillance powers in what has been dubbed the “Snoopers’ Charter”.’

The Independent, 10th May 2015

Source: www.independent.co.uk

GCHQ conducted illegal surveillance, investigatory powers tribunal rules – The Guardian

Posted April 30th, 2015 in complaints, documents, intelligence services, interception, investigatory powers, news, privilege, tribunals by sally

‘GCHQ, Britain’s national security surveillance agency, has been ordered to destroy legally privileged communications it unlawfully collected from a Libyan rendition victim.’

The Guardian, 29th April 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

UK intelligence tribunal to rule on surveillance case – The Guardian

Posted April 29th, 2015 in confidentiality, human rights, intelligence services, investigatory powers, Libya, news, tribunals, whistleblowers by sally

‘A tribunal that hears complaints against the UK intelligence services is due to rule in a major state surveillance case on the confidentiality of conversations between lawyers and their clients.’

The Guardian, 29th April 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

News focus: law and justice pledges – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted April 20th, 2015 in budgets, civil justice, confidentiality, courts, criminal justice, devolution, domestic violence, elections, family courts, fees, freedom of information, human rights, interception, internet, investigatory powers, judicial review, jurisdiction, legal aid, news, police, political parties, probation, prosecutions, sexual offences, Supreme Court, telecommunications, terrorism, victims, Wales by sally

‘The general election manifestos are in – here’s our quick-fire summary of their headline pledges on law and justice.’

Law Society’s Gazette, 20th April 2015

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Police use stop and search powers on 300 toddlers – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 16th, 2015 in children, drug offences, investigatory powers, news, police, statistics, stop and search, weapons by sally

‘Research shows hundreds of under-fives have been frisked by officers in the last five years, often because of fears they have been forced to carry drugs or guns.’

Daily Telegraph, 15th March 2015

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

UK surveillance laws need total overhaul, says landmark report – The Guardian

Posted March 13th, 2015 in intelligence services, investigatory powers, news, privacy by sally

‘Britain’s laws governing the intelligence agencies and mass surveillance require a total overhaul to make them more transparent, comprehensible and up to date, parliament’s intelligence and security committee (ISC) has said in a landmark report prompted by the revelations of Edward Snowden, the former US National Security Agency (NSA) contractor.’

The Guardian, 12th March 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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