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David Blunkett tells Twitter, WhatsApp and Facebook: You must alert police when you notice ‘suspicious’ patterns of communication
But former Home Secretary says ban on encryption would be “meaningless”
Supreme Court: Police retention of data on peaceful protester breaches privacy rights, but is justified
Court found breach was “minor” and police actions were proportionate
GCHQ may be exploiting Bank of England cybersecurity regime for spying agenda, experts warn
Cambridge group says pen testing scheme allows GCHQ to learn “more than it needs to” about flaws in bank IT systems
EU votes to use secret evidence in court as UK intelligence branded flawed
Rule change may make it harder for people wrongly added to sanctions lists to clear their names
George Galloway, Tom Newton Dunn and others: A list of current legal challenges to UK surveillance regime
Recent cases filed in British and European courts.
Former GCHQ legal director: Journalists’ communications not considered in RIPA drafting
Michael Drury says very little attention was paid to Article 10 rights when RIPA was drafted.
Pressure on GCHQ to disclose internal policies after historic tribunal ruling
IPT says failure to publish policies on access to data collected by NSA was unlawful
Move by senior peers to introduce a new ‘Snoopers’ Charter’ dubbed ‘ill-judged’ and ‘deeply regrettable’
But Lord West says “dark spaces” on the web are too dangerous
Encryption risks leading to ‘ethically worse’ behaviour by spies, says former GCHQ chief
Sir David Ormand also says agency reveals “large numbers” of software defects to companies.
Boost for press freedom campaign as European court prioritises Bureau’s legal challenge to UK snooping laws
Government must respond to argument that mass surveillance inhibits press freedom
UK’s use of secret evidence in courts a ‘threat to rule of EU law’, report for Brussels parliament says
UK goes furthest in practice that is potential threat to EU rule of law, study finds
A guide to state surveillance, the ‘snoopers’ charter’ and government hacking
The issues explained as government calls for more powers
Thatcher and Blair Cabinet Secretary: Intelligence committee has ‘helped’ public by confirming GCHQ’s internet tap ‘Tempora’ powers
GCHQ’s continued stonewalling labelled a ‘farce’ when official report confirms its powers of mass surveillance.
QC: RIPA codes of practice will not protect journalists from police surveillance
New legislation is needed says Gavin Millar QC.
Mass surveillance regime does not breach human rights law, tribunal rules
No ruling on whether surveillance practice is proportionate
First ruling on interception of legally privileged material awaited
In the first instance since the revelations in the IPT, a commission considers what bearing intercepted legally privileged material may have on a case.
Intelligence agencies target and exploit legally privileged communications, tribunal hears
Government releases documents about policies that allow intelligence agencies to access privileged communications.
Government to release details of secret policy on surveillance of privileged communications
Documents detail conditions under which government is able to spy on legal and journalistic communications.
Mass surveillance programs “fundamentally dangerous”, says Snowden
Watch Edward Snowden’s video message.