Why UK's draconian surveillance plan won't protect us
The publication of the draft investigatory powers bill on Wednesday was a golden opportunity for the UK government to draft legislation that would provide security and privacy for the law-abiding citizens of the UK, and then by influence, for the world as a whole. That, however, is not what we have been handed.
What is on the table is a proposal for greater access to greater levels of data with nothing more substantial than a process of judicial review.
Digesting these proposals will take time, but at first glance this is a blueprint for the agencies and police to weaken the security and privacy of the masses in the name of national security.… Seguir leyendo »