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]].
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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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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

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