The Financial Times reports the European Court of Human Rights ruled the privacy of two individuals was breached by a U.K. foreign surveillance operation. The ECHR supported arguments by complainants that their privacy was violated by mass surveillance of communications data carried out by the U.K. Government Communications Headquarters. The court referred to a broader 2021 ruling against U.K. surveillance practices.
13 Sept. 2023
ECHR rules against UK surveillance regime
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