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Snowden flags GCHQ interception of journalists' emails
Original: Wondering why May is at pains to claim emails are safe? There's a history. http:// theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/j an/19/
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.
Why now: Theresa May's assurances that the new surveillance legislation would not compromise email privacy clashed with documented GCHQ surveillance of journalists, reviving the Snowden-era debate over the Snooper's Charter.
Edward SnowdenTheresa MayGCHQThe Guardian
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