The former head of MI6 has hit out at what he called ‘striking and disturbing’ invasions of privacy by the Big Brother state – claiming some are an ‘abuse’ of the law.
Sir Richard Dearlove, who led the Secret Intelligence Service from 1999 to 2004, publicly attacked the ‘loss of liberties’ caused by expanding surveillance powers, and described some police operations as ‘mind-boggling.’
The former spy chief added his voice to a growing number of high-profile critics warning that individual freedom and privacy are being seriously eroded by the British Government’s disproportionate efforts to guard against terrorism.
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