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Friday, 20 February 2015

GCHQ intelligence sharing was unlawful

The sharing of intelligence by UK agency GCHQ prior to December was unlawful, a tribunal has ruled.
The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) said the intelligence sharing regime between the agency and the US's National Security Agency did not comply with human rights law until recently.
It is the first time the tribunal has ruled against an intelligence agency in its 15-year history.
The IPT said there was a lack of transparency.
Campaign groups Privacy International and Liberty were among those who made the initial complain

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