Fatal Blow to the Snoopers’ Charter?
We hope it is an end to the latest tranch of mass surveillance, however we are not going to let anything else slip in in a new form as it is clear the Home Office and the Conservatives still wish to see a watered down version of the Communications Data Bill appear.
If new proposals appear we’ll be looking to check:
- That the request filter and data trawling engine is dropped
- That the data ISPs and CSPs are compelled to collect will be minimal
- That there is no easy way for the Government to compel new data sets to be created
We’ll be keeping a close eye on the Queen’s Speech to see if anything tries to be pushed through and we will not drop our close scrutiny.
This is a massive victory for Open Rights Group and our allies, and a great day to be an ORG supporter! Thank you for all your help in writing to MPs, challenging the Home Office and keeping the pressure on, making the campaign to stop the Snoopers’ Charter a success.