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While some of that is true, the snooper's charter is UK law while the UK is still in the EU, so there must be more to it than that? A lot of commenters are tal
by djaychela 10y ago
While some of that is true, the snooper's charter is UK law while the UK is still in the EU, so there must be more to it than that? A lot of commenters are talking about the UK as if it has left the EU already; the process hasn't even begun.
- gambiting 10y agoYeah, but EU itself is worried about snoopers chapter + many independent organisations are saying that probably it's not even legal to have such a law in the EU. None of that matters though, because UK is already acting in a "we're doing this, you can't stop us" manner. Even if the EU parliament ruled tomorrow that UK cannot order all ISPs to collect browsing data on its citizens, do you think UK would care? It would be just further "proof" that brexit is such a wonderful thing, surely you don't want EU meddling with internal affairs like spying on your own citizens, no? There's no stopping this train now, sadly.
- tonyedgecombe 10y agoNot only that but they were almost certainly already collecting much of this data before it was written into law.
- gpderetta 10y agoThe snooper charter is very likely to be challenged and be declared unlawful, as British Courts have already ruled that indiscriminate data collection contravenes EU law and ECJ rulings. Of course UK might leave before such ruling.
- bengale 10y agohttps://www.theguardian.com/law/2016/dec/21/eus-highest-court-delivers-blow-to-uk-snoopers-charter https://www.theguardian.com/law/2016/dec/21/eus-highest-cour...