Published time: 5 Nov, 2015 15:18
NSA
whistleblower Edward Snowden has voiced his opposition to the
Investigatory Powers Bill, which was unveiled Wednesday by the British
government, saying ministers are “taking notes on how to defend the
indefensible.”
His remarks come
as Home Secretary Theresa May has admitted that UK spy agencies MI5,
MI6 and GCHQ secretly collected communications data for decades to
protect “national security.”
Snowden, who sought asylum in Russia after leaking top-secret documents about American and British mass surveillance techniques, posted a series of tweets condemning the new bill.
He said the powers given to security agencies in the bill amounted to access to “the activity log of your life.”
May announced on Wednesday that internet companies would be required to store a record of every website accessed by users for a year. The new bill also targets encrypted messaging services, such as WhatsApp and iMessenger, which allow users to evade hackers and data collection.
Snowden, who sought asylum in Russia after leaking top-secret documents about American and British mass surveillance techniques, posted a series of tweets condemning the new bill.
He said the powers given to security agencies in the bill amounted to access to “the activity log of your life.”
May announced on Wednesday that internet companies would be required to store a record of every website accessed by users for a year. The new bill also targets encrypted messaging services, such as WhatsApp and iMessenger, which allow users to evade hackers and data collection.
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