Legislation enabling the police unprecedented access to web data has been watered by the government to help pass it against vehement opposition in parliament.
A number of provisions have been made to the legislation. These include police not being able to automatically access internet browsing histories in addition to dropping both the proposed encryption ban and the requirement that ISPs store web traffic indefinitely.
With the newly implemented concessions, the government looks to pass legislation to further aid the authorities in taking down terrorism and organised crime and bring its current surveillance under a legal umbrella.
A government source told ITV News: “We’re Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
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