Still a Work in Progress

The UK government is yet to implement a fully lawful mass surveillance regime

Last month, the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, commonly known as the ‘Snoopers Charter’, passed some hurdles but stumbled at others after the High Court gave the first judgment on the statute since it came into force.¹ Thus, the UK’s surveillance laws remain, at least for now, somewhat incompatible with the requirements of EU law. Such a judgment will n…