Mass surveillance is fundamental threat to human rights, says European report

Europe’s top rights body says scale of NSA spying is ‘stunning’ and suggests UK powers may be at odds with rights convention
Edward Snowden speaks to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from Moscow Photograph: Vincent Kessler/Reuters

Intelligence agencies and their allies may be hoovering up data on a massive scale.Photograph: Fleix Clay, Graeme Robertson, Getty Images

Luke Harding-Monday 26 January 2015

Europe’s top rights body has said mass surveillance practices are a fundamental threat to human rights and violate the right to privacy enshrined in European law.
Mass Surveillance is Fundamental Threat to Human Rights, Says European Report by Thavam Ratna