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Some more information on the legal action here [1] The action makes repeated reference to the European Convention of Human Rights, and UK lawyers have already
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Some more information on the legal action here [1]
The action makes repeated reference to the European Convention of Human Rights, and UK lawyers have already questioned [2] the legality of revelations around GCHQ's activities in relation to ECHR.
The current legislation [3] covering GCHQ's activities is from 1994.
1: https://www.privacyinternational.org/blog/stop-breaking-the-internet-internet-and-communications-service-providers-take-legal-action https://www.privacyinternational.org/blog/stop-breaking-the-...
2: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jan/28/gchq-mass-surveillance-spying-law-lawyer http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jan/28/gchq-mass-sur...
3: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/13/crossheading/the-secret-intelligence-service http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/13/crossheading/the...