Investigatory Powers Bill

UK Snoopers Charter Legal Challenge Successfully Crowdfunded

Mere hours after being launched, a crowdfunding campaign to fund legal action against the UK Government over its newly introduced…

8 years ago

Court Rules UK Snooper’s Charter Illegal

The highest court in Europe has ruled that the UK’s draconian new mass surveillance bill, passed into law last month,…

8 years ago

Websites Could Boycott UK Over Surveillance Law

A new campaign, protesting the UK’s new Investigatory Powers Act, which gives the government access to 12 months’ worth of…

8 years ago

UK Surveillance Law Requires Encryption Backdoors

As if the new Investigatory Powers Act – nicknamed the Snoopers’ Charter for its egregious mass surveillance of every UK…

8 years ago

WWW Inventor Attacks New Undemocratic UK Surveillance Law

The Investigatory Powers Bill, nicknamed the Snoopers’ Charter, which requires UK ISPs to record the internet history of every user…

8 years ago

UK Confirms Intent to Block Adult Sites at ISP Level

Last week, the UK was hit by the news that the Investigatory Powers Bill – nicknamed the Snoopers’ Charter and…

8 years ago

UK Passes “Terrifying” Internet Surveillance Law

The Investigatory Powers Bill – colloquially known as the Snooper’s Charter due to its draconian approach to mass surveillance –…

8 years ago

Human Rights Group Pranks UK Government over Snoopers’ Charter

The UK Government continues to press ahead with its proposed Investigatory Powers bill – nicknamed the Snoopers’ Charter – which…

9 years ago

Parliamentary Committee Tears UK Snooper’s Charter to Shreds

A new Parliamentary Joint Committee on the latest draft of the UK’s Investigatory Powers Bill proposal – colloquially known as…

9 years ago

Ex-NSA Director Warns UK Snooper’s Charter Will Kill People

The former Technical Director of the NSA has warned that should the UK Investigatory Powers Bill – nicknamed the Snooper’s…

9 years ago

ISPs Claim UK Snooper’s Charter Could Push Up Broadband Prices

Internet Service Providers in the UK have warned that they will need to put up their broadband charges should Home…

9 years ago

Researcher Makes Live Browser History Public to Show Impact of UK’s Surveillance Bill

Since details of the UK’s proposed Investigatory Powers Bill – a law nicknamed the Snooper’s Charter and that aims to…

9 years ago

UN Privacy Chief Brands UK Surveillance Bill “Worse Than Scary”

Joseph Cannataci, the Special Rapporteur on Privacy for the United Nations, has attacked the UK Government’s Investigatory Powers Bill, branding…

9 years ago

Apple CEO Predicts ‘Dire Consequences’ For Privacy if Snooper’s Charter is Passed

The UK government's Investigatory Powers Bill allows the police, and officials to record each person's web activity for a 12…

9 years ago

Full Scope of UK’s Worrying Surveillance Bill Revealed

The UK Home Secretary, Conservative MP Theresa May, has outlined the full scope of the proposed Investigatory Powers Bill. The…

9 years ago