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GCHQ Does Not Breach Human Rights, Judges Rule
An anonymous reader writes The current system of UK intelligence collection does not currently breach the European Convention of Human Rights, a panel of judges has ruled. A case claiming various systems of interception by GCHQ constituted a breach had been brought by Amnesty, Privacy International and others. It followed revelations by the former US intelligence analyst Edward Snowden about UK and US surveillance practices. But the judges said questions remained about GCHQ's previous activities. Some of the organisations who brought the case, including Amnesty UK and Privacy International, say they intend to appeal the decision to the European Court of Human Rights.
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Just because the law justifies it doesn't mean it's not a crime. Don't make me break out Godwin to prove my point!
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
The system is too easily subverted by the government. They made rules to have much of this case in secret, making it impossible to make proper arguments. Judges can only act within the rules set by the government.
const int one = 65536; (Silvermoon, Texture.cs)
SJW, n: "Someone I don't like, and by the way I'm a fuckwit" - AC
It should have read "government lawyers help spies lie about violating innocent people's privacy rights."
-jcr
The only title of honor that a tyrant can grant is "Enemy of the State."