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Today's Topics:

1. Investigatory Powers Bill (Y Martin)
2. Re: Investigatory Powers Bill (Philip Hudson)

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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2016 11:11:25 +0100
From: Y Martin <ym2016@riseup.net>
To: bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk
Subject: [bristol] Investigatory Powers Bill
Message-ID: <575A924D.8070709@riseup.net>
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Hi,

Unlawful surveillance by GCHQ (which was revealed by Snowden) is set to
be decriminalised by the Investigatory Powers Bill.

So whats new? you may ask.. Actual changes of behaviour that I think are
actually likely to occur by authorities in the UK:

- -The Bill forces telecommunications and social media companies to more
actively co-operate with bulk collection of data and bulk hacking of
devices.

- -Data previously unlawfully held by authorities will become lawful and
thus may be used by courts.

- -IPB will make the UK the only EU or Commonwealth country to lawfully
retain peopleâ??s Internet browsing history.

Check out the recent documentary on the Bill:
https://vimeo.com/163838872

Or OpenRightsGroup's campaign against the Bill:
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/campaigns/investigatory-powers-bill-reso
urces/

Or OpenRightsGroup's briefing on the Bill:
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/assets/files/campaign_resources/investig
atory_powers_bill/Briefing%20Doc%20150316%20WEB.pdf

Or the progress of the Bill through Parliament:
http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2016-17/investigatorypowers.html

Spread the word, because the mainstream media obviously hasnt..

Y

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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2016 12:51:51 +0100
From: Philip Hudson <phil.hudson@iname.com>
To: Y Martin <ym2016@riseup.net>, Bristol and Bath Linux User Group
<bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [bristol] Investigatory Powers Bill
Message-ID:
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On 10 June 2016 at 11:11, Y Martin via Bristol
<bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
> Unlawful surveillance by GCHQ (which was revealed by Snowden) is set to
> be decriminalised by the Investigatory Powers Bill.
>
> So whats new? you may ask.. Actual changes of behaviour that I think are
> actually likely to occur by authorities in the UK:
>
> - -The Bill forces telecommunications and social media companies to more
> actively co-operate with bulk collection of data and bulk hacking of
> devices.
>
> - -Data previously unlawfully held by authorities will become lawful and
> thus may be used by courts.
>
> - -IPB will make the UK the only EU or Commonwealth country to lawfully
> retain peopleâ??s Internet browsing history.
>
> Check out the recent documentary on the Bill:
> https://vimeo.com/163838872
>
> Or OpenRightsGroup's campaign against the Bill:
> https://www.openrightsgroup.org/campaigns/investigatory-powers-bill-reso
> urces/
>
> Or OpenRightsGroup's briefing on the Bill:
> https://www.openrightsgroup.org/assets/files/campaign_resources/investig
> atory_powers_bill/Briefing%20Doc%20150316%20WEB.pdf
>
> Or the progress of the Bill through Parliament:
> http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2016-17/investigatorypowers.html
>
> Spread the word, because the mainstream media obviously hasnt..

Well said Y! +1 for all the above, especially joining the ORG. They've
run a good campaign so far against terrible odds. All they need is
more people.

In case anyone wants an explanation of why "I've got nothing to hide"
is not a justification for state intrusion into your privacy, you
might start here:

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=998565

Or here:

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/2015/responding-to-nothing-to-hide-nothing-to-fear

Or here (for the already convinced):

http://b2fxxx.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/nothing-to-hide-nothing-to-fear-short.html

As Snowden says: saying you don't need your right to privacy because
you have nothing to hide is exactly the same as saying you don't need
your right to free speech because you have nothing to say.

--
Phil Hudson http://hudson-it.ddns.net
@UWascalWabbit PGP/GnuPG ID: 0x887DCA63

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