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Daily Dashboard | UK Parliament group says spy bill has poor privacy protections Related reading: A view from Brussels: EDPS sends signal on data transfers 

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The controversial U.K. surveillance bill — the Investigatory Powers Bill — is facing scrutiny from a parliamentary group, Bloomberg Business reports. According to the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament, the current draft “appears to have suffered from a lack of sufficient time and preparation” and does not provide citizens with enough privacy protection as it would allow intelligence agencies to have too much bulk access to personal data. Meanwhile, the Christian Science Monitor reports on the rise in new surveillance regimes across Europe in the wake of the Paris attacks late last year. “Intelligence agencies are talking now, both because of the panic and, quite frankly, practically because lives are at stake,” said Stratfor Vice President of Tactical Analysis Scott Stewart. “Politically we can’t be seen dropping that same ball again.”
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