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    Bad News Snoopers' Charter 2.0: IP Bill passed by Parliament and will become law within weeks

    THE INVESTIGATORY POWERS BILL (IP Bill), which has been some 10 years in the making in various forms, has been passed by Parliament.

    The so-called Snoopers' Charter was passed by the House of Lords today following a final debate examining various amendments.

    The Bill will therefore become law within weeks, legalising a number of secret service activities that were ruled unlawful only in October.

    Jenny Jones, Green Party member of the House of Lords, claimed that Parliament had "given our security services unprecedented powers to spy on us".

    That's it, the #IPBill has gone thru and will soon be an Act. We've given our security services unprecedented powers to spy on us. — Jenny Jones (@GreenJennyJones) November 16, 2016
    Julian Huppert, the former Liberal Democrat MP who lost his Cambridge seat in the General Election last year, criticised the Conservative and the Labour parties for uniting to push it through.

    Thanks to all those who fought damaging effects of #IPBill - @libdems @theSNP @TheGreenParty. Shame Tories & Labour pushed it through #fb — Julian Huppert (@julianhuppert) November 16, 2016
    The law will require internet and phone companies to store comprehensive records of websites visited and phone numbers called for 12 months, and to enable police, security services and multiple other public sector bodies to access those records on demand.

    It will also provide the security services with the legal power to bulk collect personal communications data, and give police and security services the explicit power to hack into, and bug, computers and smartphones. These powers will largely require only the approval of the home secretary.

    #IPBill all but law. Time to consign 60% of Covert Policing Law & Practice to legal history and start writing again — Simon McKay (@simonmckay) November 16, 2016
    Privacy International explained why the powers for government agencies to collect "internet connection records" are so far reaching.

    "At the very least, they comprise a 12-month log of websites visited, communications software used, system updates downloaded, desktop widgets used, every mobile app used and logs of any other device connecting to the internet, such as games consoles, baby monitors, digital cameras and e-book readers," it warned.

    Related: Privacy groups slam parliamentary passing of 'draconian' IP Bill

    Any flaws, known or unknown, could then be exploited to break into any individual's computer or smartphone, revealing a much wider range of information about people than they might otherwise realise.

    Privacy International added: "They are comparable to a compilation of call records, postal records, library records, study and research records, social and leisure activity records and location records, and will additionally capture concerns about health, sexual and family issues.

    "The agencies would be able to acquire this intrusive, population-level data in bulk under bulk acquisition powers."

    The Investigatory Powers Act will replace section 94 of the Telecommunications Act 1984, which in the past has been used as an Enabling Act allowing a wide range of electronic surveillance by various arms of the state. µ

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