Category: interception

‘Plebgate’ and the protection of journalistic sources – Panopticon

Posted December 18th, 2015 in damages, interception, investigatory powers, media, news, police, privacy by tracey

‘It has been a mixed day for the media’s entanglements with the judiciary. Chris Knight posted earlier today about the unhappy outcome for Mirror Group Newspapers before the Court of Appeal in the Gulati privacy damages litigation arising from phone-hacking. News Group Newspapers, however – together with Sun journalist claims Tom Newton Dunn, Anthony France and Craig Woodehouse – had a happier outcome in another case about telephone privacy, though this time with the media as victim rather than perpetrator of the interference.’

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Panopticon, 17th December 2015

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Phone hacking: Mirror Group loses appeal over damages – BBC News

Posted December 18th, 2015 in appeals, damages, interception, media, news by tracey

‘Mirror Group Newspapers has lost its appeal over damages paid to eight victims of phone hacking.’

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BBC News, 17th December 2015

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Police illegally accessed journalist’s phone records during Plebgate investigation – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 18th, 2015 in defamation, interception, investigatory powers, misfeasance in public office, news, police, telecommunications by tracey

‘The Metropolitan Police illegally accessed the phone records of a journalist while desperately trying to find the source of a leek during the Plebgate scandal, a tribunal has ruled.’

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Daily Telegraph, 17th December 2015

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Phone hacking: 10 years of resignations, cover-ups and convictions – The Guardian

Posted December 14th, 2015 in budgets, compensation, Crown Prosecution Service, damages, inquiries, interception, media, news, privacy, prosecutions, telecommunications by sally

‘It began in December 2005 when the Metropolitan police started an investigation into the hacking of Prince William’s phone and has ended exactly 10 years later. In the intervening period, hundreds lost their jobs and many more reputations were both shredded and made, mainly on the legal benches.’

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The Guardian, 11th December 2015

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CPS ends phone hacking investigations – BBC News

Posted December 11th, 2015 in Crown Prosecution Service, interception, media, news, prosecutions, telecommunications by tracey

‘No more prosecutions will be brought over alleged phone hacking at newspapers owned by the Mirror Group or News Group Newspapers, prosecutors say.’

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BBC News, 11th December 2015

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UK surveillance bill could bring ‘very dire consequences’, warns Apple chief – The Guardian

Posted November 10th, 2015 in bills, intelligence services, interception, internet, investigatory powers, news, speeches by sally

‘Apple’s chief executive has sharply criticised surveillance powers proposed by the British government, warning that allowing spies a backdoor route into citizens’ communications could have “very dire consequences”.’

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The Guardian, 10th November 2015

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Interception, Authorisation and Redress in the Draft Investigatory Powers Bill – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted November 5th, 2015 in bills, interception, investigatory powers, news, tribunals, warrants by sally

‘The Government has published a draft Bill on Investigatory Powers that it hopes to see through Parliament within a year. If it becomes law, the Investigatory Powers Bill will replace much, but not all, of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, as well as the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 5th November 2015

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UK government to reform communication surveillance laws – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 5th, 2015 in bills, data protection, interception, internet, investigatory powers, news, privacy, telecommunications by sally

‘Data recording what websites internet users have visited will need to be retained for up to 12 months by telecommunication service providers under proposed new surveillance laws that have been outlined by the UK government.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 4th October 2015

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UK surveillance powers explained – BBC News

Posted November 4th, 2015 in bills, data protection, electronic mail, intelligence services, interception, internet, investigatory powers, news, privacy, telecommunications, terrorism, warrants by sally

‘A new law setting out what powers the UK state will have to monitor communications between citizens is set to be unveiled. How will it work?’

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BBC News, 4th November 2015

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Court of Appeal hears government surveillance law case – BBC News

Posted October 23rd, 2015 in appeals, intelligence services, interception, investigatory powers, news, references to European Court by michael

‘Judges have begun hearing a government appeal against a ruling that its surveillance legislation is unlawful.’

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BBC News, 22nd October 2015

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Court of Appeal considers damages for privacy breaches – data protection to follow suit? – Panopticon

Posted October 21st, 2015 in appeals, compensation, damages, data protection, interception, media, news, privacy by sally

‘This week, the Court of Appeal is grappling with a difficult and important question: how do you value an invasion of privacy? In other words, where someone has suffered a breach of their privacy rights, how do you go about determining the compensation they should receive?’

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Panopticon, 20th October 2015

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New laws to allow spies to hack people’s smartphones and computers – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 21st, 2015 in bills, intelligence services, interception, investigatory powers, news, privacy, telecommunications, terrorism by sally

‘The investigatory powers bill will give greater powers to MI5, MI6 and GCHQ, according to reports.’

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Daily Telegraph, 21st October 2015

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IPT rules on interception of Parliamentarians’ communications – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted October 20th, 2015 in interception, investigatory powers, news, parliament, tribunals by sally

‘If parliamentarians are seen to be taking a more forensic interest in matters of surveillance in the coming weeks and months, the reason is unlikely to be purely down to the publication of the greatly anticipated surveillance legislation. Last week’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal judgment has sent ripples of discontent through both Houses of Parliament, evidenced in immediate calls for an emergency debate on the subject (scheduled to take place in the House of Commons later today).’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 19th October 2015

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What is the Wilson doctrine? The story behind MPs’ protection from snooping – The Guardian

Posted July 24th, 2015 in intelligence services, interception, investigatory powers, news, parliament by sally

‘The convention, outlined by former Labour PM Harold Wilson, says intelligence agencies should not bug MPs, but that hasn’t stopped such behaviour occurring.’

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The Guardian, 23rd July 2015

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Surveillance of MPs’ data challenged – BBC News

Posted July 23rd, 2015 in data protection, electronic mail, intelligence services, interception, investigatory powers, news, parliament, telecommunications, tribunals by sally

‘Three politicians will challenge the lawfulness of the intelligence services’ bulk interception of electronic data at a hearing later.’

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BBC News, 23rd July 2015

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The Sun launches human rights legal challenge against Metropolitan Police over phone records search – The Independent

Posted July 23rd, 2015 in freedom of expression, human rights, interception, investigatory powers, media, news, police, telecommunications by sally

‘A legal challenge against the Metropolitan Police by The Sun newspaper – where three reporters say their human rights were breached during the ‘plebgate’ affair – has started at the High Court.’

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The Independent, 20th July 2015

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Phone hacking: Andy Coulson to pay £150,000 legal costs – BBC News

Posted July 23rd, 2015 in costs, interception, media, news, telecommunications by sally

‘Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson has been ordered to pay £150,000 prosecution costs after his 2014 conviction for phone hacking.’
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BBC News, 22nd July 2015

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MP privacy rules broken ‘deliberately’ in jail phone monitoring – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 17th, 2015 in interception, news, parliament, prison officers, prisons, privacy by tracey

‘Independent report reveals new details of how prison officers listened in to telephone calls between MPs and prisoners from their constituencies.’

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Daily Telegraph, 17th July 2015

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High court to rule on MPs’ claim that data retention act damages privacy – The Guardian

Posted July 17th, 2015 in confidentiality, data protection, human rights, intelligence services, interception, investigatory powers, judicial review, news, parliament, whistleblowers by tracey

‘High court judges will give their decision on Friday on an accusation that the government has imposed laws which allow the police and security services to “spy on citizens” without proper safeguards.’

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The Guardian, 17th July 2015

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Met police to face tribunal over decision to access Plebgate phone records – The Guardian

Posted July 15th, 2015 in evidence, interception, investigatory powers, media, news, police, telecommunications, tribunals by tracey

‘The Metropolitan police is being taken to court in a landmark case over its decision to secretly obtain journalists’ phone records in an attempt to identify the mole behind the Plebgate saga involving the then cabinet minister Andrew Mitchell.’

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The Guardian, 14th July 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk