Paul Gaskell (Intelligence Policy Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Government of the United Kingdom)
Renate Samson (Big Brother Watch, UK)
This year's IAMCR conference takes place in the middle of a major policy debate in the UK. The proposed Investigatory Powers Bill will provide a transparent legal framework for surveillance by British state agencies that, according to Snowden, have engaged in more extensive surveillance practices than the NSA. However critics say that the Bill will give agencies the most far-reaching powers in the world. We will discuss the new Bill with experts from academia and civil society.
