Post by rubl on Feb 20, 2016 12:07:37 GMT 7
From the organisation that listens to customers
"Brit spies can legally hack PCs and phones, say Brit spies' overseers
So that's that, then
Blighty's spying nerve center GCHQ has a licence to hack computers and devices at will, a UK intelligence oversight court has ruled.
The judgment was handed down on Friday after Privacy International and seven ISPs launched a legal challenge against the agency's hacking operations – operations that were laid bare by documents leaked by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.
During the case, GCHQ officially admitted infiltrating PCs and mobiles for the first time.
..."
www.theregister.co.uk/2016/02/12/uk_rules_gchq_hacking_legal/
"Brit spies can legally hack PCs and phones, say Brit spies' overseers
So that's that, then
Blighty's spying nerve center GCHQ has a licence to hack computers and devices at will, a UK intelligence oversight court has ruled.
The judgment was handed down on Friday after Privacy International and seven ISPs launched a legal challenge against the agency's hacking operations – operations that were laid bare by documents leaked by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.
During the case, GCHQ officially admitted infiltrating PCs and mobiles for the first time.
..."
www.theregister.co.uk/2016/02/12/uk_rules_gchq_hacking_legal/
