UK Government Rewrites Laws to Let GCHQ Hack Into Computers Legally

The UK Government has quietly changing the Anti-Hacking Laws quietly that exempt GCHQ, police, and other electronic intelligence agencies from criminal prosecution for hacking into computers and mobile phones and carrying out its controversial surveillance practices. The details of the changes were disclosed at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, which is currently hearing a challenge to

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