‘Watered down’ surveillance bill allows spies to hack smartphones
- ‘Ministers will introduce a ‘watered down’ surveillance bill in Parliament on Wednesday that may still hand police and intelligence agencies the power to hack mobile phones, tablets and computers without judicial oversight.
Home Secretary Theresa May insisted on Sunday the legislation will be weaker than initially tabled, as the Home Office has been forced to drop highly controversial plans to allow authorities full access to everyone’s internet browsing history.
However critics branded May’s “climb down” a public relations stunt designed to distract from the draconian measures likely to remain in the bill.
Speaking to the BBC Andrew Marr Show on Sunday, the Home Secretary said she had abandoned plans to give the security services powers to access people’s browsing history and will “strictly” limit access to internet connection records.’
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