UK set to make Snoopers Charter into Law as government look to take control
Finally, the British legislators have moved to pass the ‘controversial’ Snoopers Charter into law. The Members of the House of Lords, have approved the Investigatory Powers Bill, (IPB), paving the way for the government to gain more powers to spy on the netizens of the country.
Once the bill is approved by Her Majesty, the Snoopers Charter will officially become a law. The approval of the law was already on the cards, as there was no strict opposition to the provisions of the bill. The recent development will hit the technological giants including Apple, Google and Microsoft hard, as these companies had criticized the very essence of the bill.
The implementation of IPB is set to provide the government with ‘sweeping’ powers to keep a strict check not only on common internet users’ online activities, but also on the internet firms working in the United Kingdom. The bill requires the internet service providers (ISPs) to keep user data records for a period of 12 months. The ISPs will then be regulated by the government to share the recorded data.
The opponents of the IPB argue that the implementation of the bill will leave the netizens unsafe, on the mercy of the internet service providers.
It is interesting to note that the Labour Party has raised some concerns regarding the IPB, but the members of the party have not voted against the bill.
The question arises then. Will this IPB be able to counter the increasing number of online threats? Well, it’s too early to say what impact will it have on Britain cyber security regime. How the British netizens will fare in the wake of situation after the passage of the bill?
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