"UK Internet bill fails to protect privacy"
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British MPs say the internet bill strengthen the government's powers to spy on the internet.
Concerns about the consequences of the UK government’s internet bill have spread to the parliament of the country.
British lawmakers in charge of scrutinizing the intelligence agencies say there are not enough privacy safeguards in plans to strengthen the government's powers to spy on the Internet.
The members of the Intelligence and Security Committee say the draft Investigatory Powers Bill takes a "piecemeal" approach to protecting privacy.
The committee says privacy should be an integral part of the legislation rather than an add-on. It also called for restraints on spy agencies' powers to scoop up bulk data from computer and mobile-phone users.
A London-based commentator Chris Bambery says the bill has already received a large amount of criticism from different parts of the society.
He noted that the UK government is going ahead with the bill despite the criticism and the bill starkly violates the individual freedom of the British citizens.
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