GCHQ conducts mass surveillance without a warrant with help from NSA, government admits

Danny Palmer
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GCHQ doesn't bother with warrants, Investigatory Powers Tribunal or data protection laws, admits government in privacy court case

GCHQ monitors bulk information collected by foreign surveillance agencies, including the US's National Security Agency (NSA), and does so despite not having any sort of warrant, the government has ...

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