Snooper’s charter

Conservatives To Revive Snoopers’ Charter Following Election Win

Teresa May suggests Snoopers' Charter is back on the agenda now the Lib Dems are out of the picture

9 years ago

Emergency Surveillance Rules Being Rushed Into UK Law

Government wants network operators to continue storing metadata, despite EU court ruling

10 years ago

Liberty Launches Legal Action Against GCHQ Over Snooping

Human rights group is worried its communications were intercepted

11 years ago

Former Home Secretaries Demand Revival Of Snoopers’ Charter

Labour's Jack Straw, David Blunkett and Alan Johnson tell Lib Dems to stop opposing Communications Data Bill

11 years ago

Cameron Calls For Cross-Party Support On Communications Data Controversy

Tories and Labour look set to do battle with the Lib Dems over Snoopers' Charter

11 years ago

Tech Titans Warn Government On Snooper’s Charter Pitfalls

Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter and Yahoo all complain about threats posed by the Communications Data Bill

11 years ago

Lords Call To Revive Internet Monitoring Bill After Woolwich Killing

Lord Reid and others want Snoopers' Charter back on the agenda, but are accused of giving a knee-jerk reaction to…

11 years ago

Nick Clegg ‘Kills Off Snooper’s Charter’

Over the Liberal Democrats' dead body, says Clegg

11 years ago

MPs Ask For Clarity On Communications Data Bill

Committee says government should be more specific about the Communications Data Bill

11 years ago

NSA ‘PerfectCitizen’ Program Prompts Privacy Fears

The National Security Agency (NSA) has refused to clarify whether its new program will monitor private networks

11 years ago

Jimmy Wales: Theresa May Blanked Me On Snooper’s Charter Protests

Wikipedia founder tells TechWeekEurope his concerns were ignored when he visited Theresa May last month

11 years ago

Nick Clegg Demands Snooper’s Charter Rethink

Communications Data Bill should be completely rethought, Nick Clegg and Justice Committee argue

11 years ago

The UK’s IPv6 Failure: Conspiracy Or Cockup?

The UK government fumbled IPv6, says Peter Judge. Or did it do that on purpose?

11 years ago

Lib Dems To Withdraw Support For ‘Snoopers Charter’

Nick Clegg is on the verge of withdrawing support for the controversial Communications Data Bill

11 years ago

Theresa May Rebuffs ‘Snooper’s Charter’ Criticisms Before Committee

Home secretary bats away most questions on the Communications Data Bill but has a few wobbles in the face of…

11 years ago

RSA 2012: Art Coviello – Privacy Advocates Use ‘Dangerous Reasoning’

RSA chief and privacy groups at loggerheads over access to citizens' data

11 years ago

Communications Data Bill Public Consultation Closes

Now it's up to the Joint Committee to carry on scrutinising the controversial draft Snooper's Charter>

12 years ago

BBC Under Fire For Secret Use Of RIPA Surveillance Powers

Broadcaster just one of many publicly-funded firms keeping schtum about use of RIPA

12 years ago

Home Office Defends ‘Snooper’s Charter’ At Westminster

Home Office officials tell a Parliamentary Committee why they want our communications data

12 years ago

Police Chief Backs ‘Snooper’s Charter’ As Government Inquiry Begins

Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Draft Communications Data Bill has begun as Chief Constable of the British Transport Police gives the…

12 years ago

Five Major Tech Issues Facing Snooper’s Charter

There are some serious technology issues that need to be ironed out in Snooper's Charter. Here's five of the biggest

12 years ago

Ministers, MPs And Privacy Groups Go To War Over Snooper’s Charter

The Draft Communications Data Bill is released but is widely panned by MPs and privacy experts

12 years ago

Anti ‘Snooper’s Charter’ Petition Gets Over 155,000 Signatures

People are getting behind petitions against the Communications Data Bill

12 years ago

Govt ‘Massively Retreating’ From Black Boxes Of Snooper’s Charter

TechWeekEurope understands the Home Office is "retreating massively" from installing black boxes in ISPs to watch over people's communications

12 years ago

‘Snooper’s Charter’ Becomes Draft Bill In Queen’s Speech

Plans to allow GCHQ to watch over all of the UK's communications data are formalised in the Queen's Speech

12 years ago