Surveillance in UK Law
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UK Surveillance Bill Becomes Law
On November 29, 2016, the United Kingdom’s controversial surveillance bill received royal assent and officially became law. The nearly 300-page law, known as the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, rep...
- Blanket Surveillance Act
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Researchers aim to improve Clostridium perfringens surveillance
Whole genome sequencing can improve surveillance and control of Clostridium perfringens, say researchers. Clostridium perfringens bacteria are responsible for an estimated 80,000 cases of diarrhea ...
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FSA given recommendations to improve food safety surveillance
An government-commissioned study has come back with eight recommendations to improve food safety surveillance in the United Kingdom. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) commissioned the study by RAND E...
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ECtHR rules on UK mass surveillance under RIPA
On 13 September 2018, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued a much anticipated judgment in Big Brother Watch and others v. United Kingdom (Applications nos. 58170/13, 62322/14 and 24960...
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FICC Markets Standards Board Final Guidelines on Surveillance and Training in Wholesale Markets
The Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities Markets Standard Board published guidelines on surveillance and training in wholesale markets. The guidance is outlined in the FMSB's Statement of Good Pr...
- UK's Surveillance Measures
- Surveillance ' Is Someone Watching You?
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UK ICO Issues Code of Practice Regarding the Use of Surveillance Cameras
On October 15, 2014, the UK Information Commissioner's Office published a code of practice regarding how the legal requirements in the Data Protection Act 1998 apply to the use of surveillance came...
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CJEU holds that mass surveillance must not be general and indiscriminate
The CJEU (the European Union Court of Justice) has handed down a decision which makes clear that general and indiscriminate retention of electronic communications is unlawful. National legislation ...
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