Linux Format  |  April 2018
STOP THEM SPYING
The UK’s “Snooper’s Charter” was described as “the most extreme surveillance law ever passed in a democracy” by the Open Rights Group. The Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act (DRIPA) has been ruled
unlawful three times now: in the UK High Court, in the European Court of Justice and most recently by the UK Court of Appeal. It turns out the UK government simply has no right and is breaking the law by collecting the entire nation’s internet activity and phone records, and enabling public bodies to grant themselves access to these personal details when there’s been no crime or even suspicious activity, without incredibly any
independent oversight whatsoever. The complete disdain given to people’s privacy is worrying. Fortunately, through technology and operational security we can thwart some of the indiscriminate surveillance, and maintain some degree of privacy and security. In this issue Jonni Bidwell
reveals how.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Linux Format April 2018.