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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Breakthrough! Interception Commissioner orders police forces to reveal use of RIPA spying powers against journalists
The Interception of Communications Commissioner has announced an inquiry into police use of spying powers against journalists. The move comes…
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Law change to stop police spying on phone records of journalists becomes Liberal Democrat policy
A change in the law to protect journalists and whistleblowers from state snooping has become official Liberal Democrat policy. The…
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Evan Harris calls on Liberal Democrats to back Press Gazette’s Save Our Sources campaign – full speech
At the Liberal Democrat conference in Glasgow, Hacked Off representative and former MP Dr Evan Harris (pictured, Reuters) called for…
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Home Affairs committee chair calls for Interception Commissioner to be quizzed over police spying on journalists
The chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee wants the Interception of Communications Commissioner to be quizzed in Parliament over…
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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…
By NUJ accuses police of having ‘utter contempt for journalism’ after new spying revelation
The National Union of Journalists has condemned Kent Police after it emerged that it used the Regulation of Investigatory Powers…
By Second police force admits using RIPA to spy on journalists and sources by seizing phone records
A second police force has admitted secretly spying on journalists by using the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act. Kent Police…
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