UK's online spying habits are legal but require overhaul, says government
An inquiry by the UK government into the bulk interception of communications data has cleared the country’s spy agencies of wrong-doing. The report by the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) said that the UK’s spies “do not seek to circumvent the law,” and that their activities do not constitute “blanket surveillance” or “indiscriminate surveillance.” However, the report condemns the legal framework surrounding digital surveillance in the UK, saying it is “unnecessarily complicated and – crucially – lacks transparency.”
“The current, overly complicated, legislation.”
The inquiry by the ISC was launched in 2013 after leaks by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden revealed the extent of online surveillance by both the US and UK. “In…
Source:: The Verge
