Agencies privately concede that ‘intrusive’ practices can invade privacy and that data is gathered on people ‘unlikely to be of interest’Britain’s intelligence agencies own been secretly collecting bulk personal data since the late 1990s and privately admit they own gathered information on people who are “unlikely to be of intelligence or security interest”.
Disclosure of internal MI5, MI6 and GCHQ documents reveals the agencies’ growing reliance on amassing data as a prime source of intelligence even as they concede that such intrusive” practices can invade the privacy of individuals. Related: Theresa May unveils UK surveillance measures in wake of Snowden claims Related: European court to consider legality of UK surveillance laws Related: Investigatory powers bill: the key points Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com