Privacy activists and left-wing and progressive internet companies from across the world are taking the British government to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) over GCHQ’s mass spying powers. The alliance has turned to the ECHR, after a UK tribunal ruled that the GCHQ’s ability to hack and compromise people’s computers, smartphones and entire networks was legal under British laws.
The complaint has been brought forward by Privacy International, and four internet social enterprises and a hacker collective. In a statement released on 5 August, Privacy International said, “Hacking is one of the most intrusive surveillance capabilities available to the government and entails a serious interference with the right to privacy. By taking this case to the European Court of Human Rights, we aim to bring the government’s hacking under the rule of law. The government iscurrently hacking abroad based on a very vague and broad power that provides few if any safeguards on this incredibly intrusive power.” For the full article click here
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