UK Faces Backlash Over Expansive New Surveillance Laws
• The UK government has passed various "snooper's charter" laws over the past 20 years to expand surveillance powers of security services into the digital age, despite lack of scrutiny.
• The latest Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill aims to expand bulk data collection further, citing evolving technological threats.
• Proposals could allow collecting data on people with "no expectation of privacy" and force tech companies to get government approval before improving privacy.
• Apple has threatened to remove services like FaceTime from the UK rather than weaken security to comply with proposals.
• The laws have been called "dog's breakfasts" - flawed and overreaching statutes that undermine civil liberties.