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Re:Whistleblower uncovers London police hacking of journalis... by DanBC on Wednesday April 19, 2017 @09:10AM (#14147425)
We have made surveillance legal, and provided a framework of protections, under Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act.

Before RIPA we had a bunch of different public bodies using surveillance with little control over what they were doing. After RIPA they can still use surveillance if they follow the correct procedures, and some of the abuses were reigned in.

The police especially have strong powers to use surveillance.

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Re:Whistleblower uncovers London police hacking of journalis... by IanCal on Wednesday April 19, 2017 @11:38AM (#14148481)
And so something that falls entirely within both the letter and spirit of those regulations wouldn't be something a person would have protections for 'whistleblowing', right? Since it's not really whistleblowing in those cases.
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