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UK Government Surveillance Faces Legal Challenge.. In Secret Court

Posted by Unknown on from the matters-of-state-security dept.

judgecorp writes "Privacy International is mounting a legal challenge against snooping by the UK government's intelligence agency GCHQ. But the case will be held in secret The group is challenging UK government access to Privacy, and the UK's own Tempora system, arguing that both allow 'indiscriminate' snooping because they operate in secrecy with a lack of legal oversight. All well and good — but the authorities have ruled that Privacy's challenge must be heard by the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, which hears cases in secret and is under no obligation to explain or justify its verdicts."

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  1. Wouldn't it be ironic by Chrisq · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wouldn't it be ironic if someone had a hidden camera in the secret court

    1. Re:Wouldn't it be ironic by auric_dude · · Score: 5, Funny

      A camera in a court sitting in-camera https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_camera ironic, funny, insightful, informative or all of them?

    2. Re:Wouldn't it be ironic by K.+S.+Kyosuke · · Score: 3, Funny

      This one sounds more like camera obscura.

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      Ezekiel 23:20
  2. Oh well... by lxs · · Score: 4, Funny

    I guess that governments value their privacy as well.

  3. Secret court, is that the one ... by Ihlosi · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... where they hide the kangaroo really well?

  4. Sounds about right. by auric_dude · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sitting in the dark while viewing an inverted image of the outside world.