I put up my conference motion on investigatory powers on the Policy Forum site about 18 months ago. It’s still relevant, you can still vote it up if you agree with it, It was also designed to fit in under 251 words so it misses some issues; it could well be augmented with additional policy goals. …
My other question to Labour’s Leaders
The question I wanted to ask,
…How do you defend the right to privacy in the internet age, where governments and corporations are so keen to deny it? Will you support reform of the internet and telecommunication search warrants to ensure they are only issued with probable cause justified in front of independent judges?
Surveillance: Lawyer says No
Parliament’s All Party Parliamentary Group on Drones, chaired by Tom Watson MP as received QC’s advice on the legality of British Intelligence’s mass surveillance, reported here in the Guardian and the lawyer says the programmes are probably illegal and that any warrants signed by politicians will be in breach of UK Law, the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the EU Acquis. Watson points at this article from his blog here. The legal justification is based on RIPA, the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act and Jemima Stanford QC states that it is not fit for purpose given the changes in technology in the last 10 years. …