It’s happening – UK Government will be able to SPY on ALL your online activity
INVESTIGATORY POWERS BILL will force online companies operating in the UK to store an itemised history of users’ browsing data for one year – and will allow the UK Government to request smartphone manufacturers to hack into people’s devices.
By AARON BROWN
Express.co.uk
Fri, Nov 18, 2016
The House of Lords has passed the Investigatory Powers Bill.
The Lords were the final hurdle for the controversial legislation – dubbed Snoopers’ Charter 2 – leaving the path clear for the spying powers to become law within weeks.
The news comes as the Government refused to budge over its proposed new surveillance powers by rejecting for a second time amendments from peers linked to phone hacking.
Solicitor General Robert Buckland insisted it would be “simply not appropriate” to include within the Investigatory Powers Bill changes designed to ensure costs are awarded against newspaper and media organisations in phone hacking cases.
Peers have repeatedly sought to amend the Bill so it implements a key part of the Leveson Inquiry report by offering “protection” over costs for victims of press intrusion. But MPs voted to reject the latest Lords amendments by 295 votes to 245, majority 50.
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