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AFAIK GCHQ had a ministerial warrant for TEMPORA, but in the UK, unlike the US, incredibly broad warrants aren't uncommon. Edit: Yes, a broad warrant under sec
by mikecb 12y ago
AFAIK GCHQ had a ministerial warrant for TEMPORA, but in the UK, unlike the US, incredibly broad warrants aren't uncommon.
Edit: Yes, a broad warrant under section 8 of the RIPA Act, approved periodically by the Foreign Sec.[1]
[1] http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/jun/21/legal-loopholes-gchq-spy-world http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/jun/21/legal-loopholes-gc...
- DanBC 12y agoHere's the bit of legislation about GCHQ etc: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/23/section/42 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/23/section/42 And here's the bit of legislation about oversight: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/23/part/IV http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/23/part/IV And here is their website: http://www.iocco-uk.info/ http://www.iocco-uk.info/ The reports are interesting reading.
- mikecb 12y agoIt just shows I suppose, that despite the complexity or independence of oversight, it's hard to come up with a construct that incentivizes dissent in the national security context.