GCHQ

Edward Snowden has drawn attention to a Guardian report that Britain's surveillance agency GCHQ intercepted Amnesty International's communications. A secret tribunal found the spying was unlawful, undermining government claims that mass surveillance protects public safety. Critics say the case shows rights groups and ordinary citizens, not terrorists, were among the targets, fueling debate over surveillance reform.

Edward Snowden criticised the UK's Investigatory Powers Bill, arguing it seeks legal cover for mass surveillance programmes kept secret to avoid court challenges rather than to protect lives. His comments, linked to leaked GCHQ memos reported by the Guardian, are drawing fresh attention to the legality of Britain's bulk surveillance and the government's justification for classifying such programmes.

GCHQ has been warning UK companies that could be vulnerable after suspected cyber attacks disrupted supermarket refrigeration across Europe for a second consecutive day. Supermarkets in Sweden reported refrigerators and freezers failing, raising food safety concerns. The UK intelligence agency is contacting businesses considered at risk of similar attacks on connected cooling systems.

Edward Snowden has drawn attention to revelations that GCHQ intercepted emails of journalists at major outlets including the New York Times, the BBC, the Guardian and Reuters. The remarks came as Home Secretary Theresa May insisted the public's emails would be safe under the government's Investigatory Powers Bill, prompting scepticism given Britain's surveillance record.