It took a while for them to get this through, although most of it was being done illegally already anyway....

Of course, this law only applies to the common man, the establishment will continue to be as opaque as ever

It's to keep em calm while they're deplaced with discount labour.

They're not at all alone in ramping up their spying rights or trying to. It's incessant and ubiquitous amongst all cucked nations.

https://archive.is/zj0VO :

U.K. Parliament Approves Unprecedented New Hacking and Surveillance Powers

'The Investigatory Powers Bill essentially retroactively legalizes the electronic spying programs exposed in the Snowden documents — and also expands some of the government’s surveillance powers. '

'But now, these controversial tactics are about to be explicitly sanctioned in an unprecedented new surveillance law. '

'Last week, the U.K.’s Parliament approved the Investigatory Powers Bill, dubbed the “Snoopers’ Charter” by critics. '

'Though the Investigatory Powers Bill will soon to come into force, it is likely to face several lawsuits. '

'The Investigatory Powers Bill introduces for the first time a “judicial commissioner” — likely a former senior judge — who will have the authority to review spying warrants authorized by a government minister. '

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