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.
(Score: 2) by Immerman on Saturday September 15 2018, @05:14AM (2 children)
It's safe to assume that someone, somewhere is planning something nefarious.
All we need is a cooperative judge and we can conduct "warranted", detailed, perpetual surveillance of everyone!
(Score: 3, Informative) by fido_dogstoyevsky on Saturday September 15 2018, @05:36AM (1 child)
Which is why appointing a judge is not (supposed to be) a trivial matter.
It's NOT a conspiracy... it's a plot.
(Score: 3, Touché) by Immerman on Saturday September 15 2018, @01:33PM
Of course not - a judge should always be carefully selected by the people pulling the appointing politicians' strings. Otherwise they might fail to advance the agenda effectively.