NO2ID Back Clegg on the Snoopers Charter

NO2ID have welcomed the news that Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has vetoed the snooper's charter resulting in it being dropped from the Queen's speech. The coalition government promised to "end the storage of internet and email records without good reason" and the Communications Data Bill was opposed from many members of parliament from all political parties.

NO2ID's work continues in this field as there is still a need to reform surveillance laws and create new protections for personal privacy. For instance over recent years countless abuses of privacy have occurred from the use of RIPA legislation that allows officials to snoop into your private emails, browsing habits and text messages without a court warrant.

HMRC alone made 41,351 snooping requests for details of phone calls and mobile texts between 2009 and 2011.