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.
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Response rates from 4.2k NP19 voters.
60% Yes |
40% No |
31% Yes |
39% No |
16% Yes, but only by court order |
2% No, and enact legislation preventing government surveillance of citizen communications |
7% Yes, this is necessary to combat terrorism |
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6% Yes, but only for those with criminal backgrounds |
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Unique answers from NP19 voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@B55JCPY 2mos2MO
Yes, but should be strict so only if they have a previous criminal background and are suspected of more criminal activity and they must also have a court order.
@9PXL2XK 1yr1Y
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
@B5N86Z93mos3MO
Yes, but the government must first obtain a court order unless the subject has a criminal background, has been proven to have associated with individuals or organisations connected to violent crimes or terrorism, has been naturalised as a UK citizen rather than born one, and/or is not a UK citizen.
@9F3L43N2yrs2Y
theoretically, yes to help monitor terrorist activities, but realistically, no because it will end up monitoring people who are uninvolved whether accidentally or deliberately
@9DYVB9Z2yrs2Y
No as people want their privacy and don’t want the whole government listening to their phone calls that could be confidential
@9DYFDPH2yrs2Y
Yes but only to combat terrorism threats and to monitor people that are involved with criminal organizations
@B2CZ7PP7mos7MO
Yes, but only when it is necessary to combat terrorism, espionage or other national security threats.
@9QGBVH61yr1Y
Yes but only for individuals they already have reason to suspect are involved in terrorism, not the general population
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