Speaking with RT, UN Special Rapporteur on Privacy Joseph Cannataci, who heads the department of Information Policy and Governance at the University of Malta, said the lack of oversight for UK surveillance activities is “worse than a bad joke” and possibly “downright dangerous.” Specifically, he said the three bodies with oversight powers, the Information Commissioner’s Office, the Intelligence and Security Committee and the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, are all under-resourced and incapable of undertaking the work necessary to keep in check “one of the largest intelligence set-ups in the Western world.” Editor’s Note: See The Privacy Advisor’s coverage of Cannataci’s appointment by Angelique Carson, CIPP/US, here.
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