UK Government Surveillance Faces Legal Challenge.. In Secret Court

Posted by Unknown on Monday July 8, 2013 @07:03PM 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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Re:Going nowhere by Anachragnome · 2013-07-08 22:03 · Score: -1, Redundant

"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
We really need our Patriots, especially now. Tyrants? Not so much. That being said, we've already spilled the blood of too many Patriots--let's start with the tyrants this time around. Perhaps then, we could bring our Patriots home.