Last month the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) fast-tracked a case filed by a London-based activist
groups against the U.K. government for its alleged involvement in the U.S.
National Security Agency's PRISM surveillance program.
The groups filed
their complaint with the ECHR in September, alleging the
U.K. intelligence services participating in PRISM were violating Article 8 of
the European Convention on Human Rights. In particular, Article 8 requires that any government interference in an individual's private or family
life must be "in accordance with the law" and "necessary in a democratic
society." The U.K. government now has until May 2nd to respond to
several questions from the court.
Axel Arnbak at Freedom to Tinker has insightfully analyzed how the court
is likely to approach the case.
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