UK Bill Hands Vast Surveillance Powers to Police and Intelligence Agencies

via: Unreported Today On March 1, Home Secretary Theresa May published the Investigatory Powers Bill (IPB), known by critics as the “snooper’s charter”. It enshrines in law the previously hidden mass gathering of Internet data by the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) spying agency, as exposed by whistleblower Edward Snowden in 2013. The IPB is a … Continue reading UK Bill Hands Vast Surveillance Powers to Police and Intelligence Agencies