Europe shoots down Snoopers Charter and indiscriminate collection of data

The European Court of Justice has dealt a major blow to UK spooks with a ruling could lead to the Snoopers Charter being diluted or even repealed.
While most would accept there is just cause for certain data to be intercepted, analysed and retained in the name of national security the Investigatory Powers bill, nicknamed the Snoopers Charter, has attracted criticism due to the fact that intelligence agencies are potentially able to collect data indiscriminately.
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