How the Investigatory Powers Bill could affect the way we browse and do business

Investigatory powers Big Ben image by Richard Waters (via Shutterstock). — **Snooper’s Charter Succeeds:** The Investigatory Powers Bill will become law on the 01 March 2017. Image by Richard Waters (via Shutterstock).

It’s December 2017. Imagine you’re buying Christmas presents online, a rather innocent pursuit. You have also got YouTube on in the background and you’re listening to a rather outspoken rock group. Then you check your smartphone and find somebody has sent you a risque picture on Snapchat. Normally, you would think nobody is watching you. But from March 2017 (several months before this scenario), this could happen, thanks to the Investigatory Powers Bill.

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