My concern was not to empower interception for those purposes, but to empower countermeasures in cases where hostile states or hostile individuals sought to break into those systems. I think I did say that. As I said, I do not claim for one moment that it is a perfectly worded amendment, but that was my intention.
Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill
Proceeding contribution from
George Howarth
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 15 July 2014.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill.
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