Changes to UK Surveillance Regime May Violate International Law

Ben Werdmuller

23 Aug 2023

The UK seems to want to break international law to retain its ability to mass surveil by forcing software vendors to break their protections for users everywhere. It's an anti-democratic approach that puts journalists and vulnerable populations at risk. It also counter-productively undermines the UK's own technology sector. #Technology

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