NSA-GCHQ data sharing was illegal - but they are free to carry on doing it

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Investigatory Powers Tribunal rules against UK intelligence services because of secrecy over their methodology

The Investigatory Powers Tribunal ruled today that the UK intelligence services acted unlawfully in their sharing of intelligence with the NSA prior to December 2014. The case was brought to the...

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