UK snooper's charter is illegal

Stefan Mileschin · 4th February 2018, 18:21

No oversight

The UK judges have ruled that the UK government's digital surveillance programme is illegal.

After a case bought by human rights group Liberty, appeal judges found that the preceding Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (DRIPA) -- which ultimately became the Snooper's Charter -- failed to offer adequate protection to people's data.

The Judges were rather worried that private data could be shared between different agencies without sufficient oversight.

Three judges looking at the case brought by Liberty on behalf of MP Tom Watson said that DRIPA's lack of safeguards meant that it was "inconsistent with EU law." Watson welcomed the ruling, saying: "This legislation was flawed from the start. It was rushed through parliament just before recess without proper parliamentary scrutiny."

https://fudzilla.com/news/45510-uk-s...ter-is-illegal

4th February 2018, 18:21	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,964	UK snooper's charter is illegal No oversight The UK judges have ruled that the UK government's digital surveillance programme is illegal. After a case bought by human rights group Liberty, appeal judges found that the preceding Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (DRIPA) -- which ultimately became the Snooper's Charter -- failed to offer adequate protection to people's data. The Judges were rather worried that private data could be shared between different agencies without sufficient oversight. Three judges looking at the case brought by Liberty on behalf of MP Tom Watson said that DRIPA's lack of safeguards meant that it was "inconsistent with EU law." Watson welcomed the ruling, saying: "This legislation was flawed from the start. It was rushed through parliament just before recess without proper parliamentary scrutiny." https://fudzilla.com/news/45510-uk-s...ter-is-illegal

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