UK gov passes Snooper Charter

It’s been threatening for a while, but now its official; the Snooper’s Charter is now a real thing after passing through the House of Lords.
Initially proposed by the now-Prime Minister and then-Home Secretary Theresa May, the Investigatory Powers Bill gives UK intelligence agencies unprecedented access to personal information. Privacy advocates have been fighting the bill, asking politicians to water down the new powers, however the sign-off from the Queen is all that now remains, w