Submitted on Wednesday 26th June 2013
Published on Tuesday 2nd July 2013
Current status: Closed
Closed: Thursday 2nd January 2014
Signatures: 4
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Citizens ~ GCHQ ~ UK ~ UK citizens
No disproportionate sacrifice of freedoms in the name of security
William Hague recently defended the activities of GCHQ, as being subject to a "strong framework of democratic accountability and oversight". This is false - the laws are decades old, not fit for purpose and should be replaced.
The Government should propose new legislation, in consultation with industry and human rights groups, amending the Intelligence Services Act 1994 and the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 to provide strong, clear protections to the privacy of ordinary UK citizens.
Such legislation should make it clear that interception and storage of communications without specific sanction by an independent panel of judges is illegal in all circumstances and regardless of the medium of communication.
The new legislation should include strong criminal sanctions for those who intercept, store or process communications in violation of the legislation (including those intercepted by the intelligence agencies of other governments or third parties).
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