Snooper’s charter gets even more powers in Queen’s speech

‘New surveillance laws will give the police and security services unprecedented powers, the government has announced.

The new Investigatory Powers Bill, announced in the Queen’s speech, will include not only the previously blocked snooper’s charter but also measures for additional bulk interception of communications under warrant.

The Queen said the new bill would “modernise the law on communications data”, although such a wide-ranging expansion of surveillance powers had not been expected. The government said the new legislation would “provide police and intelligence agencies with the tools” to keep people safe.’

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