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Mass surveillance breached human rights

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Published on: 11 March 2015

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Against the backdrop of continuing debate on mass surveillance, what is the significance of this decision?
To what limited extent did the IPT rule that the surveillance was unlawful?
What was the identified lacuna and how has it been subsequently addressed?
Could a ruling from the IPT that the mass surveillance at GCHQ was unlawful conceivably lead to claims from individuals for breaches of ECHR, arts 8 and 10?

Article summary

IP & IT analysis: What is the significance of the ruling that UK intelligence agencies acted illegally when they obtained data on British residents’ online communications which had been gathered by the US National Security Agency (NSA)? Nick Williams, Legal Counsel at Amnesty International, assesses the significance of the case and the future of mass surveillance.

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