Secret court asked to quash a decade of MI5 surveillance warrants following ‘systemic breaches’Warrants for bulk surveillance of UK citizens have, for more than a decade, been obtained illegally and should be quashed, a tribunal has heard. Human rights organisations Liberty and Privacy International are seeking through a joint claim to nullify… Jul 27 22July 27, 2022Article at ComputerWeekly.com
Home Office ‘unlawfully’ approved MI5 bulk surveillance warrantsThe Home Office has unlawfully allowed MI5 to gather vast amounts of the public’s data by wrongly approving bulk surveillance warrants, Britain’s most secret court heard on 25 July 2022. The human rights groups Liberty and Privacy International told… Jul 25 22July 25, 2022Article at ComputerWeekly.com
EU’s top court questions legality of UK phone and internet data surveillanceThe UK’s mass collection and analysis of the population’s telephone, email and web browsing data has been called into question by Europe’s top court. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) today ruled that collection of communications traffic data from… Oct 06 20October 06, 2020Article at ComputerWeekly.com
GCHQ mass surveillance regime was in breach of human rights law, European court rulesGCHQ’s use of mass surveillance of online communications data breached privacy laws and lacked sufficient oversight and safeguards, the European Court of Human Rights ruled. In a landmark decision the court found that the UK’s mass surveillance… Sep 13 18September 13, 2018Article at ComputerWeekly.com
Government must rewrite illegal sections of Snoopers’ Charter, court toldGovernment powers that require telecommunications companies to store the public’s phone and internet records should be suspended after being found inconsistent with European law, the high court heard on 27 February 2018. The human rights group… Feb 28 18February 28, 2018Article at ComputerWeekly.com
UK spies face landmark challenge over mass surveillance in human rights courtThe government’s signals intelligence agency, GCHQ, today faces a landmark legal challenge to its mass surveillance programmes, which collect and store vast databases of people’s email and phone communications and data from telecommunications… Nov 07 17November 07, 2017Article at ComputerWeekly.com
Intelligence agencies collected personal data unlawfully for a decade, says IPTBritish intelligence agencies secretly and unlawfully collected the population’s mobile phone and internet data for more than a decade, a ruling by the UK’s most secret court revealed. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal ruled on 17 October 2016 that… Oct 17 16October 17, 2016Article at ComputerWeekly.com
UK’s top security judges struggle to assess privacy threatsBy Fiona O'Cleirigh Britain’s top security judges lack the technological understanding to assess the degree to which state surveillance might threaten citizens’ privacy, according to the judges themselves. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) is… Jul 28 16July 28, 2016Article at ComputerWeekly.com
Private data should only be kept for ‘serious crime’, says European CourtPhone and internet service providers (ISPs) should only keep records of their customers’ phone calls, email and web browsing history if it is necessary to tackle serious crime, the European Court of Justice ruled on 19 July 2016. The preliminary… Jul 19 16July 19, 2016Article at ComputerWeekly.com
GCHQ surveillance was illegal until last year, rules tribunalBy Fiona O'Cleirigh Mass surveillance of UK citizens' internet communications by the UK intelligence services was unlawful until the end of last year, according to Britain’s top security court. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) ruled that the… Feb 06 15February 06, 2015Article at ComputerWeekly.com
GCHQ web surveillance does not breach human rights, says UK security courtBy Fiona O'Cleirigh Data interception of citizens by the UK intelligence services complies with articles eight and 10 of the Human Rights Act, according to the judgment of Britain's top security court. The five judges of the Investigatory Powers… Dec 05 14December 05, 2014Article at ComputerWeekly.com
Law should be strengthened to protect data from mass surveillance, tribunal hearsBy Fiona O'Cleirigh The law should be strengthened to protect private data about individuals' email communications, telephone messages and web searches from unjustified state surveillance, Britain’s most secretive court has heard. Law enforcement… Jul 22 14July 22, 2014Article at ComputerWeekly.com
