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Why the Snooper's Charter is bad for business and contradicts the UK Cyber Security Strategy

27 May 2015 • 3 min read

Neil Anderson, security director at FarrPoint, believes surveillance is a necessary evil but wants the government to rethink its approach

Since May's general election, the Communications Data Bill, affectionately known as the Snooper's Charter, has been revived by the Conservative government and is slated for re-introduction to parli...

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