A sweeping new surveillance regime is to be enshrined in UK law in the coming weeks, after the Investigatory Powers Bill passed through the House of Lords yesterday. All that’s now required for the bill to become the Investigatory Powers Act is the Queen’s approval, a formality known as royal assent. The new law, dubbed …
British withdrawal from the European Union, also shortened to Brexit (a portmanteau of “British” or “Britain” and “exit”), happened last week. The result of this referendum was 51.9% in support of an exit (17,410,742 votes) and 48.1% (16,141,241 votes) to remain with a turnout of 72.2% and 26,033 rejected ballots. The European Union – often …
Britain has unveiled plans for major new surveillance powers that would include the right to analyse which Web sites users visit. These measures ministers say are vital to keep the country safe but which critics denounce as an assault on freedoms. BBC.com delved down the details of the bill to be passed in the U.K. …