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The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 – an exercise in democracy
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The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 – an exercise in democracy

The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 – an exercise in democracy

The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 became law on 29 November, when it received Royal Assent. It is currently being brought into force in stages. This post, originally composed on 3 December 2016, is my big-picture reaction to the Act, which was influenced by my reports A Question of Trust (June 2015) and Report of Bulk Powers Review (August [...]

By David Anderson|2017-06-26T20:48:39+00:00December 3rd, 2016|Blog, KEEPING, Security|Comments Off

Report of Bulk Powers Review, August 2016
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Report of Bulk Powers Review, August 2016

Report of Bulk Powers Review, August 2016

The report of my Bulk Powers Review, which I delivered to the Prime Minister on 7 August, was published to Parliament (in unaltered form, and without redactions or confidential annex) at 11 am today. Web and print versions of the report are on the gov.uk website, and a PDF copy of the report is here: Bulk Powers Review – final [...]