Tuesday, the British Parliament’s House of Commons will...
Tuesday, the British Parliament’s House of Commons will debate the controversial surveillance legislation the British government revealed last week, said a Parliament news release Monday (http://bit.ly/1sV2ZqO). The bill would require British telecom companies to retain user data for 12 months,…
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down from the previous 24-month requirement (CD July 14 p15). But civil liberties advocates said the government is rushing through the provision in response to recent European Court of Justice decision to eliminate the European Data Retention Directive. “It is outrageous that instead of reforming its laws to address concerns about its involvement in mass surveillance, the UK government is renewing its powers to monitor the communications of people who aren’t suspected of breaking any laws,” said Izza Leghtas, Western Europe researcher at Human Rights Watch, in a Monday release (http://bit.ly/1maa5Sw). The House of Commons is expected to debate the measure, the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill, starting between 7:40 and 7:50 a.m. EDT, according to Parliament.