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UK Government Mass Surveillance Violated Human Rights, European Court Rules

posted by takyon on Friday September 14 2018, @09:30PM   Printer-friendly
from the activate-Brexit dept.

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Govt mass surveillance violated human rights, European Court rules

A mass surveillance programme by the UK government violated human rights, the European Court has ruled.

In a landmark case brought by charities including Amnesty and human rights group Big Brother Watch, the top court ruled that the "bulk interception regime" breached rights to privacy (Article 8).

It comes after US whistleblower Edward Snowden disclosed British surveillance and intelligence-sharing practices.

Also at Ars Technica.

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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 14 2018, @11:16PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 14 2018, @11:16PM (#735135)

    Draconian copyright rules and censorship laws violate human rights too, but considering the Copyright Directive, they don't seem to care about that. I just wish there was a country that supported human rights consistently.

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