Soldato
Extensive new powers to intercept and store communications data have been approved as Theresa May told MPs that privacy is "hardwired" into the new rules.
The Investigatory Powers Bill, dubbed the Snoopers' Charter, was passed by 266 votes in the House of Commons after Labour and the SNP backed down and abstained rather than voting against.
But Ms May faced criticism from her own MPs over concerns that the bill is ill-defined and allows too many organisations too much access to sensitive data.
Ken Clarke, a former Home Secretary and Dominic Grieve, the ex-Attorney General, both backed the measures but warned changes must be made at a later stage to ensure privacy is protected.
Both Labour and the Scottish National Party abstained from the vote despite expressing concerns that security services will be able to access sensitive internet records on the basis of ill-defined criteria.
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/pol...e-investigatory-powers-bill-live-updates.html
Shameful that Labour and the SNP abstained, sad times.