EU's highest court rules UK snooper's charter ‘illegal’

The European Union’s highest court has slammed the UK’s new Investigatory Powers Act, known as the 'Snooper’s charter'.

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Camilia Shambayati
Press TV, London

The European Union’s highest court has slammed the UK’s new Investigatory Powers Act, known as the 'snooper’s charter'. The European Court of Justice has ruled indiscriminate collection of emails and electronic communications by governments as illegal.