Spy laws out of date, say security agencies

State agencies tackling organised crime and terrorism say they are having to use phone tapping laws which are “considerably out of date”, a judicial report reveals.

Spy laws out of date, say security agencies

State agencies tackling organised crime and terrorism say they are having to use phone tapping laws which are “considerably out of date”, a judicial report reveals.

A judge supervising spy laws also alerted the Government to concerns that court rulings on the illegality of separate laws on accessing communication data were having a “detrimental” effect on investigations.

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