Britain
introduced new legislation on Wednesday to give its security and
intelligence agencies more investigatory powers, which would grant
British spies access to citizens' internet browsing history.
The draft
Investigatory Powers Bill sets out in detail the powers already
available to law enforcement, MI5, MI6 and Government Communications
Headquarters (GCHQ) and enshrines new capabilities for them,
Britain's Home Office announced Wednesday.
The bill
provides for the retention of internet connection records (ICRs),
which means the internet activity of all people in Britain will have
to be stored for a year by service providers.
Security and
intelligence agencies will, without a warrant, be able to see the
records of sites internet users have visited, according to the new
legislation.
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