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Judges Say the UK's Digital Surveillance Program Snooper's Charter Is Illegal (betanews.com)

Mark Wilson writes: Judges have ruled that the UK government's digital surveillance program -- known variously as the Snooper's Charter and the Investigatory Powers Act -- is illegal.

In the case brought by human rights group Liberty, appeal judges found that the preceding Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (DRIPA) -- which ultimately became the Snooper's Charter -- failed to offer adequate protection to people's data. Of particular concern was the fact that private data could be shared between different agencies without sufficient oversight.
Further reading: The Intercept.

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  1. Re:UK USA by whoever57 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Trump is appointing Judges who care about the law and won't invent rulings on laws that don't exist.

    LOL. Trump is nominating unqualified partisan idealogues. Just look at the case of Brett Talley.

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