GCHQ's internet surveillance was unlawful
The Guardian is reporting that the Investigative Powers Tribunal (IPT) has ruled that GCHQ acted unlawfully in intercepting personal communications of millions of people.
The ruling applies to intelligence shared between the US and UK as part of the PRISM project first exposed by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.
The IPT ruled that all intelligence sharing with America before 2014 breached the Human Rights Act.
That's a big difference to a ruling made by the tribunal in December. Back then it decided that GCHQ's mass internet surveillance was, in fact, legal.
It's a significant ruling by the IPT. It has never before ruled against the UK's security services. It's the only UK court that has the power to oversee GCHQ, as well as MI5 and MI6.
- 2 states where home prices are falling because there are too many houses and not enough buyers
- US buys 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from Russia's ally costing on average less than $20,000 each, report says
- A couple accidentally shipped their cat in an Amazon return package. It arrived safely 6 days later, hundreds of miles away.
- BenQ Zowie XL2546X review – Monitor for the serious gamers
- 9 health benefits of drinking sugarcane juice in summer
- 10 benefits of incorporating almond oil into your daily diet
- From heart health to detoxification: 10 reasons to eat beetroot
- Why did a NASA spacecraft suddenly start talking gibberish after more than 45 years of operation? What fixed it?