Frightening, really.
Frightening, really.
I'd ask for statutory and automatic (no demonstration of harm required) [minimum] damages of (say) £1000 to every citizen for every breach together with the immediate dismissal of the head of the department responsible if the breach came from a government agency. The government should also pay for the insurance premiums of private companies coerced to implement this scheme against their potential payouts.
If my "data will be safe", this shouldn't be a problem to implement as it will have zero cost.
"The bill provides a clear and transparent basis for powers already in use by the security and intelligence services, but there need to be further safeguards"
People have long gotten used to the idea that the intelligence services are aware of their browsing history, and I think a lot of people are under the belief that this legislation does nothing more than legitimise and regulate the activity that already goes on. People don't seem to realise that it also gives your local council, the Gambling Commission, and the Food Standards Agency the ability to browse this data when they're bored during their lunch hour.
http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/investigatorypow...