By James Doleman

UK journalists have launched a court challenge against secret government interception of reporters’ communications with their sources.

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (BIJ) have applied to the European Court of Human Rights asking them to rule if the UK government’s policies on the interception of communications are a breach of article 10 of the human rights act which enshrines the “right to free expression”.

The Bureau’s Christopher Hird said: “We understand why the government feels the need to have the power of interception. But our concern is that the existing regulatory regime to control the interception of communications data Read full story ›

Source: The Drum