Home Office failed to investigate safeguarding issues
It follows an ECJ ruling from last year, which said the UK's Investigatory Powers Act cannot require telecom firms to retain users' location and traffic on an ongoing basis
Privacy International celebrates High Court win
Privacy International wins its five-year legal battle with the Investigatory Powers Tribunal
Telecoms companies didn't bother checking whether data demands from GCHQ were lawful
"Improper" agreement meant IPT was unable to properly fulfill
'What has been often presented as being the domain of despotic rulers has been done on British soil, by the British government,' said Salil Shetty, Amnesty International's secretary general
Court documents indicate that the intelligence services are out of control, according to pressure group
Disclosures ordered by the Investigatory Powers Tribunal reveal extent of snooping into communications in cases brought against the state