Why everybody should care about the Investigatory Powers Bill

ITPRO

Do you like to be watched?

If the answer is no, I've got some bad news for you. The Investigatory Powers Bill - commonly known as the Snooper's Charter - has been passed by Parliament, meaning the government now has the power to examine and dissect virtually every element of your online life.

Although privacy campaigners and most of the security industry have been up in arms about the Snooper's Charter, it has met largely with apathy from the general public. That's understandable; mass surveillance is a difficult concept to fully wrap one's head around, mainly due to the sheer size of it.

It's virtually impossible to comprehend this kind of issue without putting it in some kind of context.

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