This document summarizes a presentation on communications privacy and the state. It discusses the UK's legal framework for state surveillance and interception, including laws like the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000. It analyzes legal challenges to state surveillance, including whether laws permit interference "in accordance with the law" as required by human rights standards. Bulk data retention by ISPs and state agencies is discussed, as well as recent cases from the CJEU and ECtHR finding certain surveillance practices violated proportionality standards. The document examines open legal issues like the need for accessible, clear laws to regulate state hacking and exploitation of devices.
41. Graham Smith
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