In 2015 Parliament passed the Investigatory Powers Bill which consolidated UK laws governing surveillance. The bill requires telecom companies to retain users' "Internet connection records" for up to 12 months and would allow authority for intelligence and security agencies, the police, and the armed forces to hack into computers, networks, and mobile phones.
60% Yes |
40% No |
32% Yes |
38% No |
16% Yes, but only by court order |
1% No, and enact legislation preventing government surveillance of citizen communications |
7% Yes, this is necessary to combat terrorism |
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5% Yes, but only for those with criminal backgrounds |
See how support for each position on “Government Surveillance” has changed over time for 1.5m UK voters.
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Unique answers from UK users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@9PXL2XK 1wk1W
Yes, but only with undeniable evidence that it would prevent harm to others, and if nothing is found within a given time period all recordings and information gathered should be destroyed and all monitoring discontinued immediately
@9QQ4MKL3 days3D
This should be a breach of the Human rights act article 8. Maybe why the government want to scrap human rights act? For more control... food for thought
@9QGBVH64 days4D
Yes but only for individuals they already have reason to suspect are involved in terrorism, not the general population
@9QHB3H34 days4D
The government should not be able to, only the people in law enforcement and police, not party members. It should be on a strict need to know/access basis.
@9QBRZFX 5 days5D
Only in the case of suspected criminal activity and this should be monitored carefully. Not for the general public.
@9Q9C6PF5 days5D
I believe it can prevent crime & terrorism however could also take away the privacy of innocent citizens
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