Apple, Facebook, and Others Weigh In on UK Investigatory Powers Bill
The UK Joint Committee on the Draft Investigatory Powers Bill has released written evidence submissions on the legislation. A number of US companies—including Apple, Facebook, and Microsoft—and policy groups submitted statements, along with various European stakeholders and private individuals. These briefs offer insight into the authors' respective views on mass surveillance, business equities, and privacy.
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The UK Joint Committee on the Draft Investigatory Powers Bill has released written evidence submissions on the legislation. A number of US companies—including Apple, Facebook, and Microsoft—and policy groups submitted statements, along with various European stakeholders and private individuals. These briefs offer insight into the authors' respective views on mass surveillance, business equities, and privacy. We expect to see forthcoming commentary on a number of the submissions. In the meantime, the full list is here. Below are a selection of submissions that might be of particular interest to the Lawfare reader:
Apple Inc. and Apple Distribution International
Center for Democracy & Technology
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Facebook Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Twitter Inc., Yahoo Inc.
Susan Morgan, formerly of Global Network Initiative