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How GCHQ was called in to keep Harry Potter under wraps

• mtgx 11y ago
  Is this a joke? This is how the surveillance state starts benefiting the few for very arbitrary, non-national security reasons. This should be regarded as an absolute disgrace in the UK and the head of GCHQ should be asked to resign. I think the GCHQ has a few other more important (or deadly) things to worry about, no? At least that's what they keep telling people when they ask for bigger budgets.
  • timthorn 11y ago
    The headline overstates the story as written in the body - GCHQ called the publisher when they happened across a purported leaked draft online. That doesn't seem out of order; they weren't looking at secured information, and weren't tasked to protect the IP.
  • infodroid 11y ago
    I don't know how they justify it. I can only assume this sort of activity falls under protecting "the interests of the economic well-being of the United Kingdom in relation to the actions or intentions of persons outside the British Islands" from the Intelligence Services Act 1994.