Draft Investigatory Powers Bill will require ISPs to record websites users visit, but drops encryption ban

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New powers for security services to bulk-collect personal communications data

The draft Investigatory Powers Bill or so-called snoopers' charter, published this afternoon, will require internet service providers to store records of websites visited over every account and exp...

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