The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (IPA) consolidates existing legislation and powers available to law enforcement and intelligence agencies to gather data. The Act has largely been introduced as a counter terrorism measure. However, it may now need to be reconsidered in light of the decision handed down by the European Court of Justice (CJEU) in Home Office v Watson.
Home Office v Watson was an action for judicial review of the lawfulness of the data retention regime in section 1 of the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (“DRIPA”). This required telecommunications operator to retain communications data for up to 12 months. The claimants argued that DRIPA and the national regime had to comply with the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy under the ePrivacy Directive and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU. How does this connect with the IPA?
The IPA gives authorities wide-ranging surveillance powers to collect data about individual’s activities. For example, authorities can collect internet connection records (ICR) and communications data which must be stored by companies for up to 12 months. Furthermore, authorities can now hack into phones and connect remotely to computers described in the Act as “specific equipment interference”. Click here for more details..
Contact Details:
Nath Solicitors Limited
4/4a Bloomsbury Square,
London, WC1A 2RP
Tel: 02036705540
Email: shubha@nathsolicitors.co.uk
Web: https://www.nathsolicitors.co.uk/
Home Office v Watson was an action for judicial review of the lawfulness of the data retention regime in section 1 of the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (“DRIPA”). This required telecommunications operator to retain communications data for up to 12 months. The claimants argued that DRIPA and the national regime had to comply with the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy under the ePrivacy Directive and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU. How does this connect with the IPA?
The IPA gives authorities wide-ranging surveillance powers to collect data about individual’s activities. For example, authorities can collect internet connection records (ICR) and communications data which must be stored by companies for up to 12 months. Furthermore, authorities can now hack into phones and connect remotely to computers described in the Act as “specific equipment interference”. Click here for more details..
Contact Details:
Nath Solicitors Limited
4/4a Bloomsbury Square,
London, WC1A 2RP
Tel: 02036705540
Email: shubha@nathsolicitors.co.uk
Web: https://www.nathsolicitors.co.uk/
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