Amer Ghazzal/Demotix. Some rights reservedThere is much to absorb in the over 300 pages of the draft Investigatory Powers bill. When paired with the reams and reams of comment and analysis that have followed, it is easy to be overwhelmed. For a piece of legislation as contentious as this, you cannot help thinking that this was part of the government’s plan; an attempt to bury controversial aspects within broader, more headline worthy, points of contention.
A key example of this is the prevalence of gag orders that are scattered throughout the bill but have garnered relatively little attention and debate.
This is an attempt to bury controversial aspects within broader, more headline worthy, points of contention.
