Boris Johnson RIPA U-turn: Police should require ‘judicial approval’ to obtain journalists’ phone records
Boris Johnson wants police to have to obtain "judicial approval" to access journalists' phone records in future. The Mayor of…
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More than 40 police forces refuse to reveal uses of RIPA against journalists – with 11 citing national security
More than 40 police forces across the UK have declined to disclose details on whether the Regulation of Investigatory Powers…
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Met Police watchdog Boris quizzed over use of RIPA to grab journalists’ phone records…’I’m supportive’
London Mayor Boris Johnson has indicated that he is “supportive” of the Met’s use of anti-terrorism spying powers after being…
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Former British Army employee becomes 87th person arrested under Operation Elveden
A former British Army employee is the latest person to be arrested over Scotland Yard's long-running inquiry into the alleged…
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There’s nothing to see here: Met Police chief ignores nearly 50 questions about use of RIPA to spy on journalists
The commissioner of the Metropolitan Police declined to answer questions about the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act being used by…
By #AskMetBoss: Was the Met right to secretly obtain journalists’ phone records? Watch Met chief’s live monthly Q&A from 4pm
Today Metropolitan Police commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe exposes himself to public scrutiny on Twitter with a Q&A session. Let's see what…
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Police are seizing journalists’ phone records ‘without compunction…it’s completely illegal’, says QC
A leading media lawyer has said that police use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act to secretly obtain journalists'…
By Met Police says it does not keep track of times it has used RIPA to obtain journalists’ phone records
The Metropolitan Police does not appear to know how many times it has seized the phone records of journalists and…
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