Between changes to Safe Harbor and the revival of Schrems v. Facebook, privacy rights have commanded an increased focus from the European Union over the past couple of months. However, the British Parliament is now moving the opposite direction, broadening surveillance capabilities for British police and spies.
Introduced on Nov. 4, the draft Investigatory Powers Bill would require Internet service providers to store the Internet activity of everyone in Britain for one year. The bill, introduced by Home Secretary Theresa May, has the backing of the Labour and Liberal Democratic parties.
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