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DanBC on Jan 23, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: British Spy Agency Considers Journalists a Threat,...

They show contempt for civil liberties but claim to operate within the law. Since GCHQ is specifically mentioned (and pretty much exempted) in most surveilance related laws this seems plausible.

There is weakness in the oversight that GCHQ is supposed to have.

deciplex on Jan 23, 2015 [–]

"We operate according to the law, because we are not governed by laws."

DanBC on Jan 23, 2015 | [–]

No, they are governed by laws and they appear to be obeying those laws.

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