snoopers charter
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MI5 “unlawfully” handled bulk surveillance data, Liberty litigation reveals
The British security service MI5 has been unlawfully retaining innocent people’s data for years. It also failed to give senior judges accurate information about repeated breaches of its duty to delete bulk surveillance data, and has been criticised for mishandling sensitive legally privileged material. Continue reading
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Right to challenge Gov’t mass surveillance under Snoopers Charter given green light
Liberty, alongside others, has defeated the Government’s attempt to put wide-ranging surveillance powers beyond scrutiny and won a right to proceed with its full challenge the Investigatory Powers Act. Continue reading
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Stop the Snoopers Charter! Sign the Petition
The government has made a law that forces companies to spy on us. It means information is stored about our telephone calls and text messages – whether we like it or not. But courts have ruled that the law – known as the ‘Snoopers’ Charter’ – is actually illegal. Continue reading
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Webinar: Protect Against the Snoopers’ Charter
Under the guise of counter-terrorism, the British government last year introduced the Investigatory Powers Act (aka the Snoopers Charter) — granting itself the most far-reaching surveillance powers of any modern democratic government. Continue reading
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Snoopers Charter is Breaking the Law
Under a temporary surveillance law known as the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act (DRIPA), the Government forced communications companies to store details of every person’s internet activity, emails, texts and phone calls. Hundreds of organisations and government agencies – from police forces to HMRC – were allowed to grant themselves access to this data… Continue reading
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The Snoopers Charter passes into law
Last night the Investigatory Powers Bill – or Snoopers’ Charter – passed through Parliament. It is a sad day for British liberty, but the fight does not end here. The new Act is overtly incompatible with human rights law and, we think, ripe for challenge. Our message to the Government: see you in Court. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 