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07-13-2016, 02:28 PM
Britain has its next prime minister to thank for mass surveillance bill
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LONDON — In June, as the campaigns to Remain or Leave the European Union were at the final stage, Parliament overwhelmingly approved a bill that critics believe is the most intrusive piece of legislation on mass surveillance in the West.*
Just 69 MPs voted against the Investigatory Powers Bill — dubbed the "S**opers' Charter" by critics — which is **w with the House of Lords for further consideration.
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Privacy campaigners pointed the finger at measures that would give the government bulk powers to collect citizens' web records, monitor, intercept and even hack smartphones under warrants authorised by ministers.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/13/theresa-may-s**opers-charter-privacy-bill/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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LONDON — In June, as the campaigns to Remain or Leave the European Union were at the final stage, Parliament overwhelmingly approved a bill that critics believe is the most intrusive piece of legislation on mass surveillance in the West.*
Just 69 MPs voted against the Investigatory Powers Bill — dubbed the "S**opers' Charter" by critics — which is **w with the House of Lords for further consideration.
SEE ALSO: Politicians are throwing serious 404 error page shade at Britain's incoming prime minister (http://mashable.com/2016/07/12/liberal-democrats-404-error-page-joke/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Privacy campaigners pointed the finger at measures that would give the government bulk powers to collect citizens' web records, monitor, intercept and even hack smartphones under warrants authorised by ministers.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/13/theresa-may-s**opers-charter-privacy-bill/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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