SNOOPERS CHARTER passed in UK. Will be law within days or weeks.

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UK



The Investigatory Powers Act passed the House of Lords last week.






Also known as 'The Snoopers Charter' it demands that "Service providers must now store details of everything you do online for 12 months – and make it accessible to dozens of public authorities."

- source [link to www.independent.co.uk]




"Dozens of public organisations and departments will be able to access your communications, in some cases without a warrant. These agencies range from the police, HM Revenue & Customs, customs officials and intelligence agencies, to the NHS, the Department of Health, the Food Standards Agency and the Gambling Commission.

To be given access to data pertaining to a specific person, no warrant will be needed, except in certain circumstances, such as when the police are trying to access data about a journalist’s source.

Surveillance data can also be requested in bulk by the intelligence agencies — MI5, MI6 and GCHQ — under a special warrant that needs the approval of an independent judge. The data can belong to an unlimited number of people who are not suspected of any criminal activity."

- Source [link to www.ft.com (secure)]









For those interested, a fairly good video discussing some of the possible ramifications of this event.





BIG NEWS!