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December 21, 2016 07:20 am PST
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/xwNNTutcALQ/europes-top-court-says-uk-su.html
Europe's top court says UK surveillance rules are unconstitutional
Last July, the European Court of Jutice's Advocate General ruled that the UK's mass surveillance regime was unconstitutional, triggering an appeal to the ECJ itself, which has affirmed that under European law, governments cannot order retention of all communications data; they must inform subjects after surveillance has concluded; must only engage in mass surveillance in the pursuit of serious crime; and must get independent, judicial authorization. (more…)
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