Investigatory Powers Act 2016
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The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 is a UK law that consolidates and regulates the surveillance, interception, and data retention powers of British intelligence and law enforcement agencies.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Investigatory Powers Act 2016 canonical | 5 |
| Investigatory Powers Act | 1 |
| Investigatory Powers Act (limited functions) | 1 |
| Investigatory Powers Bill | 1 |
| Snoopers' Charter | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Investigatory Powers Act 2016 Context triple: [British intelligence, legalFramework, Investigatory Powers Act 2016]
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A.
Official Secrets Act 1989
The Official Secrets Act 1989 is a UK law that criminalizes the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive government and security information by officials, journalists, and others.
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B.
Intelligence Services Act 1994
The Intelligence Services Act 1994 is a UK law that formally put the country’s intelligence agencies, including MI6 and GCHQ, on a statutory footing and defined their powers, functions, and oversight mechanisms.
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C.
FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017
The FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 is a U.S. law that renewed and modified government surveillance authorities under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, particularly Section 702, extending their operation beyond their prior expiration date.
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D.
USA FREEDOM Act
The USA FREEDOM Act is a 2015 U.S. law that reformed government surveillance authorities, notably curbing bulk collection of Americans’ phone records while renewing and modifying key intelligence-gathering powers.
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E.
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the procedures for physical and electronic surveillance and collection of foreign intelligence information, particularly for national security and counterintelligence purposes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Investigatory Powers Act 2016 Target entity description: The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 is a UK law that consolidates and regulates the surveillance, interception, and data retention powers of British intelligence and law enforcement agencies.
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A.
Official Secrets Act 1989
The Official Secrets Act 1989 is a UK law that criminalizes the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive government and security information by officials, journalists, and others.
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B.
Intelligence Services Act 1994
The Intelligence Services Act 1994 is a UK law that formally put the country’s intelligence agencies, including MI6 and GCHQ, on a statutory footing and defined their powers, functions, and oversight mechanisms.
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C.
FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017
The FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 is a U.S. law that renewed and modified government surveillance authorities under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, particularly Section 702, extending their operation beyond their prior expiration date.
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D.
USA FREEDOM Act
The USA FREEDOM Act is a 2015 U.S. law that reformed government surveillance authorities, notably curbing bulk collection of Americans’ phone records while renewing and modifying key intelligence-gathering powers.
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E.
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the procedures for physical and electronic surveillance and collection of foreign intelligence information, particularly for national security and counterintelligence purposes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom legislation ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
consolidate investigatory powers legislation
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increase transparency of surveillance powers ⓘ regulate use of investigatory powers ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Investigatory Powers Act 2016
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surface form:
Snoopers' Charter
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| amends | Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
intelligence agencies
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law enforcement agencies ⓘ postal operators ⓘ telecommunications operators ⓘ |
| challengedBy | civil liberties groups ⓘ |
| challengedIn | European Court of Human Rights ⓘ |
| citation | 2016 c. 25 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticisedFor |
expansive surveillance powers
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implications for privacy and civil liberties ⓘ |
| establishes |
Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office
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surface form:
Investigatory Powers Commissioner
Investigatory Powers Tribunal oversight framework ⓘ Judicial Commissioners ⓘ |
| governs |
use of surveillance by GCHQ
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use of surveillance by MI5 ⓘ use of surveillance by MI6 ⓘ |
| introducedAs |
Investigatory Powers Act 2016
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Investigatory Powers Bill
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| introducedBy | Theresa May ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
British Parliament
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surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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| providesFor |
bulk acquisition of communications data
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bulk equipment interference warrants ⓘ bulk interception warrants ⓘ retention of communications data ⓘ warrants for equipment interference ⓘ warrants for interception ⓘ |
| region | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014
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Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 ⓘ |
| replaces | Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 ⓘ |
| requires |
data retention notices to communications providers
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judicial approval for certain warrants ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 2016-11-29 ⓘ |
| shortName |
Investigatory Powers Act 2016
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Investigatory Powers Act
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| subjectMatter |
bulk powers
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communications data ⓘ data retention ⓘ equipment interference ⓘ interception of communications ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2016 ⓘ |
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Subject: Investigatory Powers Act 2016 Description of subject: The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 is a UK law that consolidates and regulates the surveillance, interception, and data retention powers of British intelligence and law enforcement agencies.
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