Difference between revisions of "2016 Investigatory Powers Act"
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''Not to be confused with the [[2000 Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act]]'' | ''Not to be confused with the [[2000 Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act]]'' | ||
| − | The '''Investigatory Powers Act 2016''' (nicknamed the '''Snoopers' Charter''') legalised a lot of [[mass surveillance]]. | + | The '''Investigatory Powers Act 2016''' (nicknamed the '''Snoopers' Charter''') legalised a lot of [[mass surveillance]]. |
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| + | It also addressed the legal status of [[MI5]]'s use of criminal activity, as was revealed in March 2018.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/mar/02/mi5-agents-are-allowed-to-commit-in-uk-government-reveals</ref> | ||
==Criminal activity by agents of Intelligence Services== | ==Criminal activity by agents of Intelligence Services== | ||
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|publication_date=22 August 2017 | |publication_date=22 August 2017 | ||
|source_URL=https://www.ipco.org.uk/docs/20180301%20PM%20direction%202.pdf | |source_URL=https://www.ipco.org.uk/docs/20180301%20PM%20direction%202.pdf | ||
Revision as of 10:36, 4 March 2018
 2016 Investigatory Powers Act    | |
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Not to be confused with the 2000 Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act
The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (nicknamed the Snoopers' Charter) legalised a lot of mass surveillance.
It also addressed the legal status of MI5's use of criminal activity, as was revealed in March 2018.[1]
Criminal activity by agents of Intelligence Services
