“Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act fails to protect individuals from illegal surveillance, according to Justice.”
The Guardian, 4th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co,uk
“Britain’s largest police force is operating covert surveillance technology that can masquerade as a mobile phone network, transmitting a signal that allows authorities to shut off phones remotely, intercept communications and gather data about thousands of users in a targeted area.”
The Guardian, 30th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Lawyers have condemned what appears to be deception of the courts by undercover police and have called for fundamental reforms of the legislation governing covert operations.”
The Guardian, 20th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Scotland Yard has called in the police watchdog over claims an undercover officer underwent a criminal trial using his operational alias.”
BBC News, 20th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Scotland Yard officers failed to consult either the director of public prosecutions or the attorney general before invoking the Official Secrets Act to try to force the Guardian to reveal journalistic sources, it has been revealed.”
The Guardian, 19th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Government is not seeking new powers to ban the use of social networking, the Home Office has said, according to media reports.”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th August 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“David Cameron has said that the Government wants to explore ways to control social media following this week’s riots. Just how could such a plan work?”
Daily Telegraph, 12th August 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The manufacturers of a messaging system used by London rioters to organise public disorder can legitimately hand over details of the communications to police, according to a legal expert.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th August 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“Britain’s police forces are forming regional surveillance units with the power to carry out covert and intrusive investigations. Detectives believe the groups will make it easier for the authorities to bug computers, break into properties and interfere with wireless internet networks as part of countersurveillance operations, according to documents seen by the Guardian.”
The Guardian, 25th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Britain’s surveillance watchdog has reprimanded police forces, councils and government departments for overusing powers intended to clamp down on terrorism to snoop on members of the public.”
The Independent, 17th July 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The UK’s Security Service wrongly gathered information about innocent telephone users during criminal surveillance, a report into the interception of communications has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th July 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“BT and Phorm will not face prosecution for trials of technology that secretly intercepted and profiled the broadband traffic of tens of thousands of people, the Crown Prosecution Service has announced.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th April 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“News International as a corporation could face a criminal prosecution following its admission that the phones of celebrities were hacked into by its staff.”
The Guardian, 8th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Police forces and councils who want to set up CCTV systems will have to be open and clear about what they will be used for and why under Home Office plans.”
The Independent, 1st March 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Millions of people will be protected from unwarranted state intrusion in their private lives, the Home Secretary has outlined in today’s Protection of Freedoms Bill.”
Home Office, 11th February 2011
“Any member of the public will be able to refer a local authority for judicial review if they can argue their cameras were set up or are being used inappropriately.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Information commissioner Christopher Graham is pressing ministers for new privacy safeguards in the wake of a report that suggests moves towards a surveillance society are expanding and intensifying.”
The Guardian, 11th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The West Midlands police force faces a judicial review over its plans to continue using cameras installed under a discredited scheme to place thousands of Muslims under permanent surveillance.”
The Guardian, 18th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Police were criticised today for inventing intelligence to persuade civilian CCTV operators to snoop on suspected drink-drivers outside pubs.”
The Guardian, 6th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A secret police operation to place thousands of Muslims living in Birmingham under permanent surveillance was implemented with virtually no consultation, oversight or regard for the law, a report found today.”
The Guardian, 30th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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