Liberty, a civil rights campaign charity, released a video lampooning the potential surveillance powers the British government could possess if the Investigatory Powers Bill is passed, The Huffington Post reports. In “Show Me Yours,” comedian Olivia Lee approaches random citizens, browbeating them into showing personal information on their phones. Lee is met by a series of irritated individuals, highlighting Liberty’s opposition to the bill Home Secretary Theresa May is looking to pass and how citizens don’t want third parties looking at their information. “As our film shows, people naturally recoil when a stranger asks to see their phone — there’s a reason we use encrypted services and protect our phones and computers with passwords and codes,” said Larry Holmes, Liberty’s digital and campaigns coordinator.
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