So yeah, this got snuck in while everyone was distracted by brexit & for whatever reason, it doesn't seem to making much noise in the news (barely anything on it, on bbc for example).
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/new...ance-law-in-the-history-of-western-democracy/
Passed both houses, just has to be signed in now, and is expected by the end of the year.
TL: DR, ISPs will have to store a connection record for 12 months. No content or specific pages (so bbc.co.uk/sport, will just log bbc.co.uk).
Agencies that can request to have a snoop
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...wsing-history-what-does-it-mean-a7436251.html
Oh and of course, to the suprise of no one, mps are exempt, and wouldn't pass it until they were.
Can't wait until an mp leaves a laptop on a bench with access to the data.
So basically, if value what little privacy you have left in the uk, then best get a decent vpn provider.
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/new...ance-law-in-the-history-of-western-democracy/
Passed both houses, just has to be signed in now, and is expected by the end of the year.
TL: DR, ISPs will have to store a connection record for 12 months. No content or specific pages (so bbc.co.uk/sport, will just log bbc.co.uk).
Agencies that can request to have a snoop
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...wsing-history-what-does-it-mean-a7436251.html
Oh and of course, to the suprise of no one, mps are exempt, and wouldn't pass it until they were.
Can't wait until an mp leaves a laptop on a bench with access to the data.
So basically, if value what little privacy you have left in the uk, then best get a decent vpn provider.