Data retention, encryption, filtering and backdoors all problematic, parliamentary committee told
Oversight by judges is unlikely to make much difference to ministerial accountablity, politicians tell the Draft Investigatory Powers Bill Select Committee
ITI CEO Dean Garfield argues that creating backdoors would help criminals
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Dr Joss Wright tells Science and Technology Committee modern communications data should be treated with respect, and government must be more clear about its intent to increase mass surveillance
Representatives of the UK technology industry express grave concerns over 'Snooper's Charter' while giving evidence to Science and Technology Committee
'The safeguards you are proposing are not as strong as it appeared,' Shadow Home Secretary writes in a letter to Theresa May
No need for a warrant if it's 'urgent' - and a new Commissioner appointed by the Prime Minister with a legal duty not to impede police or spies
New powers for security services to bulk-collect personal communications data
TalkTalk and other ISPs to record subscribers' internet usage, but don't worry, your privacy is assured, says Home Secretary Theresa May