10/01/2024
Computer Misuse Act and Investigatory Powers Act: The Worrying Landscape of Cybersecurity and Privacy:
..one of the big ironies in this milieu is that a government that drags its feet on modern legislation has law enforcement themselves breaching computer systems, and allows innocent Post Office workers to be jailed because of glitchy software, itself has no qualms about invading the privacy of the average citizen under the Investigatory Powers Act...
As police are convicted under the Computer Misuse Act, experts believe the law is outdated, while the UK government attempts to extend mass surveillance.
