How UK security agencies use telecoms firms to spy on us

How UK security agencies use telecoms firms to spy on us

Recent news that the Home Office has ordered Apple to enable access to iCloud encrypted data has stirred public debate about the scope and secrecy of UK surveillance laws.  Successive governments have argued that such powers are needed to combat novel and sophisticated threats posed by criminals. However, recently released documents from the National Archives confirm that there is nothing new about this.   They show that for decades Conservative…