‘Beacon for despots everywhere’: Britain’s ‘extreme’ surveillance bill becomes law

RT | November 29, 2016 Britain’s intelligence services have officially been given the most wide-ranging and privacy-invading mass surveillance powers in the world, according to critics, after the Investigatory Powers Act became law on Tuesday. The legislation, dubbed the ‘snooper’s charter,’ authorizes the government to hack into devices, networks and services in bulk, and allows […]

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