(Source: techUK) The Government's (IP Bill) sets out, for the very first time, a comprehensive list of the investigatory powers that have been, or will be once passed, granted to the police and security services. As techUK has called for in the past, the Bill brings together all of the powers already afforded to law enforcement and the security services to obtain and intercept communications data. Along with a number of factsheets, impact assessments and explanatory notes, the draft Bill represents an unprecedented attempt by the Government in creating a world leading, modern framework for surveillance. One of the reasons why the Communications Data Bill (2012) failed to pass was due to a...
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