privacy
Government using national security as ‘smokescreen’ in Apple encryption row
As published by Computer Weekly The government is using national security as a “smokescreen” to refuse to disclose how many technical capability notices (TCNs) it has issued to telecoms and internet companies to secretly gain access to users’ encrypted communications and data, and make other modifications to their networks, it was claimed last night. Senior […]
Labour to be handed ‘spying powers’ on bank accounts in Fraud Bill
As published by City AM Labour is facing fresh questions over its Fraud Bill, which has been slammed for handing the government “spying powers”. The legislation, which passed in the Commons on Wednesday, bulks up the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) ability to recover money directly from fraudsters’ bank accounts. The DWP pledged the […]
David Davis MP writes for the Express on the Government’s proposed bank account monitoring powers
As published by the Express How would you feel about your bank statements being read by the government without your knowledge or permission? This week, the House of Lords debated a proposed new law that would erode financial privacy like never before in our country. The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill has largely gone […]
David Davis MP writes for Spiked on the risk to encryption posed by the Online Safety Bill
As published in Spiked. ‘If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear.’ That might be the greatest lie ever told about the right to privacy. Privacy – one of the most fundamental rights in any free society – is under threat from the UK government’s Online Safety Bill, which is currently making […]