The subheading to the Register Article sums the UK Government’s response well: “Puts fingers in ears and goes “la la la”
The Government has rejected claims that it is conducting too much surveillance on citizens and has said that it has got the balance between surveillance and liberty right. It has rejected many recommendations recently made by the House of Lords.
The House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution issued a stinging rebuke to Government in February, claiming that over-surveillance was breaking the trust between Government and the people, and that intrusion into people’s privacy risked undermining democracy itself.
It said that judicial oversight of surveillance must be introduced, but the Government has rejected that proposal.
The Government has issued a point-by-point response to the Lords’ claims and says that it does balance privacy on one hand and protection and effective service delivery on the other.
via Government rejects Lords’ surveillance criticism ? The Register.
