Green Party manifesto includes pledge to scrap RIPA and threat of Leveson legislation
The Green Party’s 2015 general election manifesto has called for the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act to be scrapped, citing…
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Ex-police chief: No return to ‘good old days’, no ‘informal’ relations, a ‘more honourable press’
The former media lead for the Association of Chief Police Officers said last night that there will be no return…
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Save Our Sources law comes into force: Police now banned from viewing journalists’ call records without OK of judge
Police officers are now banned from secretly obtaining the call records of journalists without getting outside approval from a judge.…
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New controls on police grabs of journalists’ call records set to come into force next week
A new law to curb police spying on journalists' phone records looks set to come into force next week. The…
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Oxford Mail branded ‘vexatious’ by Thames Valley Police – for RIPA FoI submitted by force’s own press office
The Oxford Mail has become the latest news organisation to be branded "vexatious" for asking questions about police use of…
By Save Our Sources law passed by MPs, but concerns remain over lack of prior notification on records grabs
New rules to protect journalists’ phone records from secret snooping by police have been approved by the House of Commons…
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Police seeking to identify a journalist's source by accessing communications data will need the approval of a judge before going…
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Interception chief condemns ‘vague and dubious’ police RIPA telecoms requests in annual report
The Interception of Communications Commissioner has condemned the “poor standard” of applications to view telephone records made by police professional…
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