UK spying watchdog is as confused as the rest of us by new surveillance bill
Feb09
on February 9, 2016
at 11:52 am
The new Investigatory Powers Bill currently being considered by the UK parliament has yet again come under fire, this time from the body that is charged with overseeing the work of GCHQ, MI5 and MI6. The Intelligence and Security Committee has warned that the bill has a “piecemeal” approach to user privacy that “lacks clarity and undermines the importance of the safeguards associated with these powers.” It has recommended adding an entirely new section to the bill to ensure that privacy “is an integral part of the legislation rather than an add-on.” The committee says it has not been convinced of…
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