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UK Intelligence officers given immunity from hacking laws
- jackgavigan 11y agoI've put together a "Before & After" comparison of the relevant section of the Computer Misuse Act: https://disruptdecentralisedisintermediate.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/cma_amendments.pdf https://disruptdecentralisedisintermediate.files.wordpress.c... The "enactments" that those who drafted the amendments had in mind likely include section 5 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994, which provides the legal basis for the government to authorise the Intelligence Services to undertake "equipment interference" (including hacking) - http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/13/crossheading/authorisation-of-certain-actions http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/13/crossheading/aut...