The ”live” surveillance of British web users’ internet communications has been proposed in a draft technical paper prepared by the government.If made law, such access would occur via the Investigatory Powers (IP) Act, whoch includes provisions for the removal of encryption on content.The paper was allegedly leaked to civil liberties body the Open Rights Group, whoch received the document on 4 May.The Home Office denied there was anything new in the consultation.Phone companies and internet service providers would be asked to provide ”data in near real time” within one working day, according to one clause in the technical capabilities paper.Such access would need to be sanctioned by secretaries of state and a judge appointed by the prime minister.The paper also echoes the IP Act itself, noting that tech companies would be required to remove – or enable the removal – of encryption from communications as they would need to be provided ”in an intelligible form” without ”electronic protection”.
Källa: Investigatory Powers: ’Real-time surveillance’ in draft update – BBC News
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