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SUMMARY:The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (aka 'The Snooper's Charter') - 
 John Naughton\, David Vincent\, Julian Huppert\, Nóra ní Loideain
DTSTART:20161201T170000Z
DTEND:20161201T183000Z
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CONTACT:Professor John Naughton
DESCRIPTION:On 16 November 2016\, both Houses of Parliament completed thei
 r examination and review of the "Investigatory Powers Bill":http://service
 s.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/investigatorypowers.html and has now receive
 d the Royal Assent. When it was first published in draft form a year ago\,
  the then Home Secretary\, Theresa May\, promised that the Bill would esta
 blish a “world-leading oversight regime” with “powers fit for the di
 gital age” that would be “clear and understandable”. \n\nNevertheles
 s\, the Bill has since been the subject of considerable controversy. Advoc
 ates\, including\, Professor Sir David Omand (a former Director of GCHQ)\,
  stress that the importance of the new statute cannot be overestimated as 
 it puts the secret surveillance activities of the State “under the rule 
 of law” for the first time in 500 years and makes such powers “compreh
 ensible to the citizen”. \n\nCritics\, however\, argue that the new law 
 provides the State with unprecedented powers that are “more suited to a 
 dictatorship than a democracy” (Jim Killock\, Executive Director\, Open 
 Rights Group). Civil society organisations have described the law as a “
 Snooper’s Charter”.  \n\nOf particular concern is the scope of powers 
 provided under the law which will enable public authorities “to indiscri
 minately hack\, intercept\, record\, and monitor the communications and in
 ternet use of the entire population” (Bella Sankey\, Policy Director\, L
 iberty).\n\nIn its final event of the Technology and Democracy Project’s
  2016 seminar series\, an interdisciplinary panel of speakers will address
  the political\, historical\, technological and human rights implications 
 posed by this divisive new legislative framework. \n\nPlease join us for a
  discussion of what kind of precedent this significant new law represents 
 for technology and democracy both within and beyond the UK. \n\n\n
LOCATION: Room SG2\, Alison Richard Building\, 7 West Road\, Cambridge\, C
 B3 9DT
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