Hackers could take advantage of Tory Snooper’s Charter to blackmail any computer user in Britain

Hackers could expose the private web-browsing habits of every computer user in Britain if the new Snooper’s Charter goes ahead, experts have warned.

Cyber-blackmail gangs could steal ‘web-log’ data from phone and internet firms to humiliate people or extort cash in return for keeping their browsing habits secret, online security chiefs told the Mirror.

It follows the theft last week of bank details and personal information from millions of TalkTalk customers .

“The phone companies cannot keep this stuff secret,” said Prof Ross Anderson, professor of security engineering at Cambridge University ’s computer laboratory.

Police are demanding new powers to access people’s web browsing histories as part of the Investigatory Powers Bill – dubbed a Snooper’s Charter – due to be published by Home Secretary Theresa May next week. For the full article click here

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