UK Government Surveillance

This cluster focuses on criticisms of the UK government's internet surveillance practices, laws like the Online Safety Act and Investigatory Powers Act, and ongoing privacy erosions through mass snooping and backdoor mandates.

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hermitcrab Mar 8, 2021 View on HN

Try telling that to the UK government:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54423988

johnisgood Jul 30, 2025 View on HN

That is what the UK has been doing and is doing, along with most if not all Governments. One just has to take a look at UK's 2003 Communication Act. It can be selectively enforced against you if they do not like you.

int_19h May 26, 2024 View on HN

This is in UK. The "but what about privacy?" argument has been lost there a long time ago, so they make do with what they have.

jodrellblank Apr 10, 2022 View on HN

You mean this UK?"Two UK Broadband ISPs Trial New Internet Snooping System" - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26430266"UK’s secret, ongoing mass surveillance rigorously frisked by watchdog (arstechnica.co.uk) 2016" - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12060832<

enlyth Sep 9, 2025 View on HN

Probably better for you guys that UK is out now, our government would have been salivating at the thought of spying on every citizen without repercussions

msantos Feb 25, 2021 View on HN

Something similar happened in the UK sometime ago, but it was mostly brushed off.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/10/no-10-request-...

tomw2005 Mar 29, 2017 View on HN

Well in the UK they amended the law to exempt themselves: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/new...

superkuh May 13, 2017 View on HN

The UK's doing it, http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/05/04/uk_bulk_surveillance...

jacooper Sep 20, 2023 View on HN

They didn'thttps://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/09/today-uk-parliament-un...

mtgx Nov 20, 2012 View on HN

Hasn't UK just passed an outrageous snooping bill recently?